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Search and rescue operations using robotic Darwinian particle swarm optimization

Publication Type : Conference Paper

Thematic Areas : Humanitarian-Robotics-HCI

Publisher : 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics,

Source : 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2017, 2017.

Url : 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI , Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. (2017)

ISBN : 9781509063673

Keywords : Exploration algorithms, Identification of sources, Mapping, Optimization, Particle swarm optimization (PSO), Particle swarm optimization algorithm, Real-world scenario, Robot operating systems (ROS), Robotics, Robots, Search and rescue operations, Swarm Intelligence, Swarm robotics, Victim identifications

Campus : Amritapuri

School : Center for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

Center : Ammachi labs, Center for Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

Department : Electrical and Electronics

Year : 2017

Abstract : Swarm robots have the potential to be utilized as a part of various applications due to the obvious advantages they offer, namely their resilience, their adaptability to different environments, and their reduced reliance on humans, particularly for hazardous or laborious tasks such as search and rescue operations (SaR). Several particle swarm optimization (PSO) algorithms have been proposed and developed for controlling a robot swarm to achieve the desired behavior in SaR operations. In this paper, we present an implementation of the previously proposed Robotic Darwinian Particle Swarm Optimization (RDPSO); an exploration algorithm which overcomes the limitation of convergence on multiple targets. A simulation of a SaR mission is presented using Robot Operating System (ROS) and Gazebo, with a visualization in Rviz using intensity maps that mimic real-world scenarios, such as victim identification by voice/sound intensity mapping, localization of fire source by temperature intensity mapping, and identification of sources of radioactive leaks by radiation intensity mapping and experiments were conducted using RPSO and RDPSO algorithms for two scenario missions, that is, scenario with two victims and another with four victims. Experimental result shows that RDPSO has better performance compared to RPSO for multiple target SaR operations.

Cite this Research Publication : A. S. Kumar, Manikutty, G., Rao R. Bhavani, and Couceiro, M. S., “Search and rescue operations using robotic Darwinian particle swarm optimization”, in 2017 International Conference on Advances in Computing, Communications and Informatics, ICACCI 2017, 2017.

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