RT Journal Article
T1 Bluetooth Low Energy for Close Detection in Search and Rescue Missions With Robotic Platforms: An Experimental Evaluation
A1 Cantizani-Estepa, Juan
A1 Bravo-Arrabal, Juan
A1 Fernández-Lozano, Juan Jesús
A1 Fortes-Rodríguez, Sergio
A1 Barco-Moreno, Raquel
A1 García-Cerezo, Alfonso José
A1 Mandow, Anthony
K1 Robótica
K1 Inteligencia artificial
AB In the field of rescue robotics, data collection about the environment and efficient communications are fundamental for the success of search and rescue missions. Digitalization provides new ways of detecting and localizing potential victims via the wireless devices carried by the users. Nowadays, the number of personal Bluetooth low energy wearables in use (smartbands, smartwatches, earbuds … ) increases constantly, being a yet-to-be-exploited personal radio frequency beacon in the case of an emergency, where the user may not be localized and unconscious. In this paper, the results of experimental tests of a Bluetooth low energy based detection system ported by terrestrial and aerial robots are provided, in order to test the feasibility of such system for the localization of the victims in unknown complex disaster areas. The results show that the tested devices can be reliably detected up to 15 meters away when using transmission power values typical of a smartphone, while being able to detect even lightly burdened devices. These results support the idea of developing an algorithm for the delimitation of areas of interest for the search and rescue groups, influencing the routes followed by the robot with the objective of exploring the detected devices area in the search of victims.
PB IEEE
YR 2022
FD 2022
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36604
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/36604
LA eng
NO J. Cantizani-Estepa et al., "Bluetooth Low Energy for Close Detection in Search and Rescue Missions With Robotic Platforms: An Experimental Evaluation," in IEEE Access, vol. 10, pp. 106169-106179, 2022, doi: 10.1109/ACCESS.2022.3204272.
NO Spanish Project (Grant Number: RTI2018-093421-B-I00)Horizon 2020 Project LOCalization and analytics on-demand embedded in the 5G ecosystem, for Ubiquitous vertical applicationS (LOCUS) receiving funds from the European Union (Grant Number: ICT-871249)10.13039/501100011011-Junta de Andalucía and European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) [Consejería de Transformación Económica, Industria, Conocimiento y Universidades, Proyecto de Excelencia Provisión de servicios PPDR a través de Nuevas Tecnologías de Acceso radio (PENTA)] (Grant Number: P18-FR-4647)Postdoctoral Grant (Ref., DOC_01154, “Selección de personal investigador doctor convocado mediante Resolución de 21 de mayo de 2020”, Plan Andaluz de Investigación, Desarrollo e Innovación (PAIDI) 2020)Universidad de Málaga “I Plan Propio de Investigación, Transferencia y Divulgación Científica de la Universidad de Málaga—Ayudas para publicaciones en acceso abierto”
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