Robotic Inspection and SafeRemoval of
Victoria Melbourne · 2008
Concerns aboutterrorist actsofplanting explosive and/ordangerouschemical/biological agentsin public environments suchasairandbusterminals haveprompted preventative actions atalllevels. Onesuchpossible measure is covered inthis paper: detection, inspection andsaferemoval of suspicious/abandoned luggage. A numberofspecialized mobile robotic platforms takeonalinked setofroles inreacting tovideo evidence ofobjects whichremain stationary beyond areasonable timeinterval. Thispaperoutlines theoverall strategy andthe implementation details todatewithrespect torobotically averting thepotential humanriskassociated withthistypeof terrorist threat withminimalrisktosecurity personnel and bystanders alike.