IRS-CRASAR TeamInternational Rescue Systems (Japan)
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Briefing Outline• About CRASAR• Team & Robot Introductions• Missions & Video• Summary of Findings for Science• Questions

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About CRASAR
Center for Robot-Assisted Search and Rescue
Texas A&M University• Funded by National Science Foundation• First use of small ground, air, and sea
robots at disasters• 11 disasters including World Trade
Center, Hurricane Katrina• Worked with IRS since 1999, 2 previousjoint deployments in USA and Germany

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• 6 sites, 3 robots• Mission: Underwater victim localization, Port area
assessment
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Team• Prof. Robin Murphy, Director and TeamLeader– Texas A&M University

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Team• Prof. Robin Murphy, Director and Team Leader– Texas A&M University• Dr. Eric Steimle, Deputy Team Leader– AEOS Inc.

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Access AC-ROV• Small, battery powered• Video only

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Team• Prof. Robin Murphy, Director and Team Leader– Texas A&M University• Dr. Eric Steimle, Deputy Team Leader– AEOS Inc.

• Mr. Jesse Rodocker & Mr. Sean Newsome– SeaBotix, Inc

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SeaBotix SARbot & LBV-300

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Can see with sonar over long distances
Accurate GPS location
Enhanced color video
Grasper and cutter
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Team• Prof. Robin Murphy, Director and Team Leader– Texas A&M University• Dr. Eric Steimle, Deputy Team Leader– AEOS Inc.

• Mr. Jesse Rodocker & Mr. Sean Newsome– SeaBotix, Inc• Ms. Karen Dreger– University of South Florida Center for Ocean
Technology

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Seamor• Can see with sonar shorter distances but better resolution• No enhanced video• Grasper

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Team• Prof. Robin Murphy, Director and TeamLeader– Texas A&M University• Dr. Eric Steimle, Deputy Team Leader– AEOS Inc.

• Mr. Jesse Rodocker & Mr. Sean Newsome– SeaBotix, Inc• Ms. Karen Dreger– University of South Florida Center for Ocean
Technology
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• 6 sites, 3 robots• Mission: Underwater victim localization, Port area
assessment
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Minamisanriku-Choy (1)• Task: see if “New Port” area is clear
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Anchor Capstone

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Minamisanriku-Choy Findings• Task: see if “New Port” area is clear• All debris, nets at least 5m deep, except
1 structure visible above water, novictims

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Rikuzentakada (5)• Task: search for victims where divers are
not allowed to go
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House in Flotsam

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Submerged Car

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Grasping

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Rikuzentakada Findings• Task: search for victims where divers are
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Scientific Findings:
Research Needed• Simulation and Geographical Information Systems– project location of victims, then update models• Cyber-physical systems– Station-keeping, accurate control• Computer vision & cognitive engineering– Object cueing, sensor fusion• Human-robot interaction– Visualization of surrounding clutter, multi-modal interfaces

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IRS (Japan)-CRASAR (US) Team

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“New Port” Area Covered in ~3
Hours

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Example: 15m long Structure(sonar)

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15m Structure video

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Can Also Grasp

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Objectives• To resume using port, access-> map thedebris field:– location and depth
• 5m
• 10m

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Time in Water• Tuesday (demo, assessment of situationand water)– SARbot: 38minutes• Wednesday– SARbot: 3h9m
– Seamore: 178 minutes

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