SAVIOUR (robot)
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SAVIOUR is a rescue robot
system from Pakistan
. SAVIOUR is an acronym for "Semi Autonomous Vehicle for Inpection, Observation and Ultimate Rescue". The robot is the first rescue robot to be produced in Pakistan and was designed and built by the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
(GIKI) in Topi
, Pakistan.
SAVIOUR was designed and built by a team led by Wardah Inam. The rest of the team was Muneeb Zia, Muhammad Fahd Waseem, Khwaja Umar Riaz, and Nasreen Shayeq. The robot was designed to complete its tasks using various sensors and is controlled via a wireless network
for full remote mobility. It participated in RoboCup
Rescue Robotics League in Austria in 2009. The tasks in the RoboCup
, which it had to perform involved to do the localization and mapping of ‘victims’ in a simulated earthquake hit ‘arena’.
ping its local terrain with the aid of an ultrasonic ranger and cameras which determine the position of the robot.
Robot
A robot is a mechanical or virtual intelligent agent that can perform tasks automatically or with guidance, typically by remote control. In practice a robot is usually an electro-mechanical machine that is guided by computer and electronic programming. Robots can be autonomous, semi-autonomous or...
system from Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
. SAVIOUR is an acronym for "Semi Autonomous Vehicle for Inpection, Observation and Ultimate Rescue". The robot is the first rescue robot to be produced in Pakistan and was designed and built by the Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
Ghulam Ishaq Khan Institute of Engineering Sciences and Technology
-See also:* List of universities in Pakistan* GIKI clock tower* Project topi-External links:* * * * *...
(GIKI) in Topi
Topi
The Tsessebe , is one of five subspecies in the binomial class D. lunatus. The other subspecies include Korrigum , Tiang , Coastal Topi , and Topi . Tesessebe are found primarily in Zambia, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, and South Africa...
, Pakistan.
Design
SAVIOUR stands for Semi‐Autonomous Vehicle for Identification, Observation and Ultimate Rescue and is a search and rescue robot designed to detect survivors in emergency situations and is capable of traversing and mapping a complex and unknown terrain.SAVIOUR was designed and built by a team led by Wardah Inam. The rest of the team was Muneeb Zia, Muhammad Fahd Waseem, Khwaja Umar Riaz, and Nasreen Shayeq. The robot was designed to complete its tasks using various sensors and is controlled via a wireless network
Wireless network
Wireless network refers to any type of computer network that is not connected by cables of any kind. It is a method by which homes, telecommunications networks and enterprise installations avoid the costly process of introducing cables into a building, or as a connection between various equipment...
for full remote mobility. It participated in RoboCup
RoboCup
RoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Rescue Robotics League in Austria in 2009. The tasks in the RoboCup
RoboCup
RoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
, which it had to perform involved to do the localization and mapping of ‘victims’ in a simulated earthquake hit ‘arena’.
Capabilities
SAVIOUR is highly maneuverable and avoids obstacles by utilising ultrasonic sensors whilst maneuvering through complex terrains and situations. It searches for survivors using the intelligent processing of motion, heat, shapes, sound and CO2 emissions data. The robot is also capable of mapMap
A map is a visual representation of an area—a symbolic depiction highlighting relationships between elements of that space such as objects, regions, and themes....
ping its local terrain with the aid of an ultrasonic ranger and cameras which determine the position of the robot.
Participation at RoboCups
- The SAVIOUR robotics team will now participate in the RoboCupRoboCupRoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Iran Open 2011 to be held in Tehran and the RoboCupRoboCupRoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Internationals 2011 to be held in Turkey. This time the team is led by Farrukh Sohail and members are Azzam Ahmed, Slaman Khan and Amaid Zia. - The SAVIOUR Robotics team participated in the RoboCupRoboCupRoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Iran Open 2010 held in Tehran. The team consisted of Muhammad Fahd Waseem, Muhammad Muneeb Saleem, Muhammad Waqar Chughtai, Farrukh Sohail and Arsalan Khalid. - The SAVIOUR Robotics team participated in the RoboCupRoboCupRoboCup is an international robotics competition founded in 1997. The aim is to develop autonomous soccer robots with the intention of promoting research and education in the field of artificial intelligence...
Internationals at Graz, Austria, in 2009. The team consisted of Wardah Inam, Muneeb Zia and Muhammad Fahd Waseem.