Design and Implementation of a Tank Rescue Robot Controlled With Android Software

Abstract

The rescue operations are very important in order to save the lives of people in disasters. Especially first hours are critical for the injured people and the rescue teams have to be careful at their work. The weight and noise is an undesired situation on destructions. It is hard to go through in every hole at destructions. Rescue teams need some auxiliary machines such as robots. In this study, a tank robot is designed and implemented for rescue operations. This robot can climb and continue its way by the help of pallets. Tipping and falling cannot prevent the movement of the robot. Mechanical, electronics and software systems of the robot are explained in this research.

Keywords

• tank robot,android,rescue,robotics,mechatronics

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