Robot-Assisted Nuclear Disaster Response: Report and Insights from a Field Exercise
Manolis Chiou,Georgios-Theofanis Epsimos,Grigoris Nikolaou,Pantelis Pappas,Giannis Petousakis,Stefan Mühl,Rustam Stolkin,Manolis Chiou,Georgios-Theofanis Epsimos,Grigoris Nikolaou,Pantelis Pappas,Giannis Petousakis,Stefan Mühl,Rustam Stolkin
This paper reports on insights by robotics researchers that participated in a 5-day robot-assisted nuclear disaster response field exercise conducted by Kerntechnische Hilfdienst GmbH (KHG) in Karlsruhe, Germany. The German nuclear industry established KHG to provide a robot-assisted emergency response capability for nuclear accidents. We present a systematic description of the equipment used; the...