[HTML][HTML] Robotics in search and rescue (SAR) operations: An ethical and Design Perspective Framework for Response Phase

H Chitikena, F Sanfilippo, S Ma - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
Every year, especially in urban areas, the population density rises quickly. The effects of
catastrophes (ie, war, earthquake, fire, tsunami) on people are therefore significant and …

A review on snake robot testbeds in granular and restricted maneuverability spaces

X Xiao, R Murphy - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2018 - Elsevier
This article reviews the state of the art in evaluating snake robots for small spaces such as a
collapsed building where the snake is either locomoting in restricted maneuverability …

Towards autonomous locomotion: CPG-based control of smooth 3D slithering gait transition of a snake-like robot

Z Bing, L Cheng, G Chen, F Röhrbein… - Bioinspiration & …, 2017 - iopscience.iop.org
Snake-like robots with 3D locomotion ability have significant advantages of adaptive
travelling in diverse complex terrain over traditional legged or wheeled mobile robots …

CPG-based control of smooth transition for body shape and locomotion speed of a snake-like robot

Z Bing, L Cheng, K Huang, M Zhou… - 2017 IEEE International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a lightweight central pattern generator (CPG) model is designed for a snake-
like robot, to achieve smooth transition of body shape and locomotion speed. First, based on …

Modular snake robot gaits on horizontal pipes

K Melo, L Paez - 2012 IEEE/RSJ international conference on …, 2012 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper, a comparative analysis of different gaits were done using modular snake
robots. They move along different sizes of horizontal pipes. Pipe sizes were chosen …

Compliant snake robot locomotion on horizontal pipes

M Vespignani, K Melo, M Mutlu… - 2015 IEEE international …, 2015 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this paper we introduce a body-compliant Modular Snake Robot executing rolling gaits on
different cylindrical geometries. In the state of the art it is considered that an active shape …

Design of Robotic Snake with ESP 32 CAM and Arduino

R Chauhan, S Bandopadhaya, M Dev… - 2021 19th OITS …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The present study proposes a robotic snake design using ESP 32 CAM and arduino. The
robotic snake with an extended reach with locomotion has wide applications in surveillance …

Mechanical Designs for Field Undulatory Locomotion by a Wheeled Snake-Like Robot With Decoupled Neural Oscillators

Y Fukuoka, K Otaka, R Takeuchi… - IEEE Transactions …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In this article, we demonstrate the value of using decoupled neural oscillators in conjunction
with appropriate mechanical designs for snake-like robots engaging in field locomotion …

Experimental determination of control parameter intervals for repeatable gaits in modular snake robots

K Melo, L Paez - 2014 IEEE International Symposium on Safety …, 2014 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Controlling motion in a Modular Snake Robot can be achieved by reducing the high
dimensionality of the robot's configuration space Q. This can be done by using cyclic …

Bootstrapped neuro-simulation for complex robots

GW Woodford, MC du Plessis - Robotics and Autonomous Systems, 2021 - Elsevier
Robotic simulators are often used to speed up the Evolutionary Robotics (ER) process. Most
simulation approaches are based on physics modelling. However, physics-based simulators …