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Department of Mechanical Engineering

The further research, development and design of a Robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicle Platform for Urban Search Rescue

Abstract

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This report details the further research, development and design of a Robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGV) Platform for use in Urban Search And Rescue (USAR). The platform depicted in the figure 0.1 is dubbed Ratel (the Afrikaans name for honey badger) and it is the 5th generation UGV developed in the Robotics and Agents Research Laboratory (RARL) at the University of Cape Town (UCT).

Degree

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Grantor dc:publisher.institution
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Year dc:date.issued
2013

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Lwabona, David Kababa
Advisor dc:contributor.advisor
  • Marais, Stephen

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eng

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http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5516
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oai:open.uct.ac.za:11427/5516

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Lwabona, David Kababa. The further research, development and design of a Robotic Unmanned Ground Vehicle Platform for Urban Search Rescue. Department of Mechanical Engineering, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/5516