Sensorized robotic sphere for large exterior critical infrastructures supervision

Abstract. The surveillance and inspection tasks in large exterior critical infrastructures have arisen as critical processes. More complex challenges are now present, and the traditional approaches are sometimes obsolete for facing these new menaces. An alternative system¿a mobile sensor, spherical...

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Autores: Hernández Vega, Juan D., Sanz Muñoz, David, Rodríguez-Canosa, Gonzalo R., Barrientos, Jorge, Cerro, Jaime del, Barrientos, Antonio
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Fecha de publicación:2013
País:España
Institución:Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC)
Repositorio:DIGITAL.CSIC. Repositorio Institucional del CSIC
OAI Identifier:oai:digital.csic.es:10261/90620
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/10261/90620
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:Robotic sphere
Sensors
Supervision
Security
Surveillance
Critical infrastructures
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Sumario:Abstract. The surveillance and inspection tasks in large exterior critical infrastructures have arisen as critical processes. More complex challenges are now present, and the traditional approaches are sometimes obsolete for facing these new menaces. An alternative system¿a mobile sensor, spherical shaped¿that provides a flexible, versatile, and reliable way to perform measurements is proposed. Even more, thanks to its original traction method (based on center of gravity destabilization), the system has a result as an all-terrain vehicle that guarantees a safe and friendly interaction with the environment. It has been widely tested, verifying as well the accurate acquisition performance, resulting in this system as a suitable sensing and monitoring alternative.