Design of A Task-Oriented Autonomous Wheeled- Robot for Search and Rescue

Abstract

This paper presents the design of a single task-oriented autonomous wheeled robot for search and rescue. We consider a simplified search and rescue scenario, where the goal of the robot is to discover the tasks (victims) and perform a specific action. The robot navigation is performed using a wall following algorithm. To control the robot, one unit micro controller is used. In order to detect the task, ultrasonic sensors are installed on the left side of the robot to sense the distance between the robot and the task. Experimental results indicate that the robot has successfully achieved the specified goals.