Robotic Monitoring of Habitats: The Natural Intelligence Approach

Autor: Franco Angelini, Pierangela Angelini, Claudia Angiolini, Simonetta Bagella, Fabio Bonomo, Marco Caccianiga, Cosimo Della Santina, Daniela Gigante, Marco Hutter, Thrishantha Nanayakkara, Paolo Remagnino, Diego Torricelli, Manolo Garabini
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2023
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Zdroj: IEEE Access, Vol 11, Pp 72575-72591 (2023)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2169-3536
DOI: 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3294276
Popis: In this paper, we first discuss the challenges related to habitat monitoring and review possible robotic solutions. Then, we propose a framework to perform terrestrial habitat monitoring exploiting the mobility of legged robotic systems. The idea is to provide the robot with the Natural Intelligence introduced as the combination of the environment in which it moves, the intelligence embedded in the design of its body, and the algorithms composing its mind. This approach aims to solve the challenges of deploying robots in real natural environments, such as irregular and rough terrains, long-lasting operations, and unexpected collisions, with the final objective of assisting humans in assessing the habitat conservation status. Finally, we present examples of robotic monitoring of habitats in four different environments: forests, grasslands, dunes, and screes.
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