Disaster Search & Rescue Robotics and Rubble Navigation

RescueAMR defines structural rubble traversal, through-rubble vital sign radar, toxic gas dispersion modeling, and autonomous survivor stabilization for disaster search and rescue.

RescueAMR Rubble Traversal & Survivor Sensor Stack

Robotics Core: Rescue Core — Void Traversal & Life Detection

Autonomous Robotics Nodes & SLAM Controllers

Articulated Flipper Tracks
Through-Wall UWB Radar
Thermal Biometric Imager
CBRN Gas Mass Spectrometer
Acoustic Survivor Listening Node

Architectural Layers & Navigation Stacks

Layer 1: Perception & SLAM Subsystem (3D LiDAR / RealSense RGB-D / Fast-LIO2 / Cartographer): High-frequency point cloud acquisition, IMU tightly-coupled pre-integration, and sub-centimeter real-time localization in dynamic environments.
Layer 2: Local Navigation & Model Predictive Control (TEB Local Planner / Timed-Elastic Band / Pure Pursuit): Real-time obstacle evasion, non-holonomic kinematic trajectory optimization, and dynamic ISO 3691-4 safety field switching.
Layer 3: Interoperability, Middleware & Fleet Bus (VDA 5050 v2.1 / ROS 2 Jazzy / Eclipse Zenoh / CycloneDDS): Standardized JSON/MQTT order ingestion, zero-copy intra-node IPC, and deterministic low-latency state reporting across multi-vendor fleets.
Layer 4: Swarm Orchestration & Traffic Optimization (Conflict-Based Search (CBS-MAPF) / Dynamic Block Reservation): Centralized or decentralized conflict-free multi-agent path finding, automated opportunity battery charging, and bottleneck mitigation.

Telemetry & Compliance: ±5 mm (Positioning Accuracy) | <8 ms (Fleet Dispatch Latency) | <12 ms (Safety Stop Reaction) | VDA 5050 v2.1 (Open Fleet Standard)

Rubble Mobility & Vital Sign Detection in RescueAMR

Collapsed buildings, earthquakes, and industrial hazmat leaks require rugged, compact robots capable of squeezing into narrow structural voids, finding buried survivors, and mapping toxic threats. RescueAMR formalizes the standard for next-generation USAR robots.

Core Engineering Areas

Confined-Space Rubble Traversal and Articulated Flipper Tracks — Multi-track mobility platforms capable of climbing 45-degree rubble piles, descending vertical voids, and righting themselves after rollover.
Through-Wall Vital Sign Detection and Acoustic Sensing — Multi-modal life detection packages identifying breathing movements, heartbeats, and vocalizations buried under concrete and rebar.
Hazmat Gas and Radiation Dispersion Mapping — Comprehensive chemical, biological, radiological, and explosive (CBRN) sensor payloads mapping atmospheric hazard levels.

Technical Publications

Related Cluster Architecture Specifications

AMRAgent — Agentic Autonomous Mobile Robots, Edge Mission Planning & Behavioral Trees
AGVSwarm — Automated Guided Vehicle Swarm Logistics, Block-Zone Dispatch & Traffic Control
AGVSync — VDA 5050 Fleet Protocol, Time-Triggered Dispatch & Multi-Vendor Interoperability
AMRSwarm — Decentralized Swarm Intelligence, Spatial Self-Organization & Consensus Navigation