Teleautonomous Control on Rescue Robot Prototype

Robot application in disaster area can help responder team to save victims. In order to finish task,
robot must have flexible movement mechanism so it can pass through uncluttered area. Passive linkage
can be used on robot chassis so it can give robot flexibility. On physical experiments, robot is succeeded
to move through gravels and 5 cm obstacle. Rescue robot also has specialized control needs. Robot must
able to be controlled remotely. It also must have ability to move autonomously. Teleautonomous control
method is combination between those methods. It can be concluded from experiments that on
teleoperation mode, operator must get used to see environment through robot’s camera. While on
autonomous mode, robot is succeeded to avoid obstacle and search target based on sensor reading and
controller program. On teleautonomous mode, robot can change control mode by using bluetooth
communication for data transfer, so robot control will be more flexible.