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Robotic reconnaissance and search and rescue are daunting tasks, especially in unknown and dynamic environments. The Scout is a robotic platform that is robust and flexible to operate in adverse and changing situations without revealing itself or disturbing the environment. The Scout can complete these missions by utilizing its small form factor for effective deployment, placement, and concealment while being equipped with a variety of sensors to accommodate different objectives. Unfortunately, the Scout has a limited volume to share among power, locomotion, sensors, and communications. Several novel approaches addressing deficiencies in specific tasks have been implemented in specialized Scouts and will be discussed in this paper. By building a diverse team of specialized Scouts, the team’s strengths outweigh an individual weakness.
This material is based upon work supported by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Microsystems Technology Office (Distributed Robotics), ARPA Order No. G155, Program Code No. 8H20, issued by DARPA/CM17 under Contract #MDA972-98-C-0008.
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Drenner, A. et al. (2002). Design of the UMN Multi-Robot System. In: Schultz, A.C., Parker, L.E. (eds) Multi-Robot Systems: From Swarms to Intelligent Automata. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-2376-3_15
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