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Development of "Souryu-III": connected crawler vehicle for inspection inside narrow and winding spaces | IEEE Conference Publication | IEEE Xplore

Development of "Souryu-III": connected crawler vehicle for inspection inside narrow and winding spaces


Abstract:

We have developed Souryu-I and II, connected crawler vehicles that travel in the rubble. They were developed for the purpose of finding survivors trapped in collapsed bui...Show More

Abstract:

We have developed Souryu-I and II, connected crawler vehicles that travel in the rubble. They were developed for the purpose of finding survivors trapped in collapsed buildings. We have identified problems of these machines through experiments and studies, which are shape of the crawler, joint mechanism, dust- and waterproofing and communication system. We developed an improved model called Souryu-III based on these findings. It has unitized crawlers, new joint mechanism, dust proofing and waterproofing mechanism and tethered communication system with a new reel mechanism in order to address those problems. This paper describes Souryu-III, its mechanism and the experiments to test its mobile performance.
Date of Conference: 28 September 2004 - 02 October 2004
Date Added to IEEE Xplore: 14 February 2005
Print ISBN:0-7803-8463-6
Conference Location: Sendai, Japan

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