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2 articles for “Underground Exploration Robots”
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Cave Hazard Detection and Monitoring Robot
Abstract: This literature review examines research related to robotic exploration, environmental monitoring, hazard detection, navigation and safety inspection in underground and other confined environments. The reviewed studies cover ground robots, aerial robots, multimodal systems, sensor fusion, gas monitoring, mapping, localization, autonomous exploration and robotic inspection. The findings provide a technical background for the development of a low-cost cave hazard detection robot using ultrasonic distance sensing, air-quality monitoring and temperature-humidity sensing. The …
Published in Recent Trends in Electronics Communication Systems · Vol. 13, Issue 2, 2026 Read article
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Robotic Systems for Coal Mine Exploration and Associated Hazard Detection: A Review
Abstract: This review paper presents an overview of the technological work done in the field of robotic systems implementation in underground coal mine rescue activity. Coal mining professionals are exposed to numerous lethal hazards in a coal mine which primarily include roof collapse, gas explosion, CO and CO2 gas poisoning, low O2 content, high temperature, suffocation due to smoke and coal dust, inundation, subsidence etc. Robotic systems find imperative applications in …
Published in Journal of Mechatronics and Automation · Vol. 3, Issue 1, 2016 · pp. 25–48 Read article