In May 2012, two major earthquakes occurred in the Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy, followed by further aftershocks and earthquakes in June 2012. This sequence of earthquakes and shocks caused multiple casualties, and widespread damage to numerous historical buildings in the region. The Italian National Fire Corps deployed disaster response and recovery of people and buildings. In June 2012, they requested the aid of the EU-funded project NIFTi, to assess damage to historical buildings, and cultural artifacts located therein. To this end, NIFTi deployed a team of humans and robots (UGV, UAV) in the red-area of Mirandola, Emilia-Romagna, from Tuesday July 24 until Friday July 27, 2012. The team worked closely together with the members of the Italian National Fire Corps involved in the red area. This paper describes the deployment, and experience. © 2012 IEEE.
Rescue robots at earthquake-hit Mirandola, Italy: A field report / Geert Jan M., Kruijff; PIRRI ARDIZZONE, Maria Fiora; Gianni, Mario; Panagiotis, Papadakis; Pizzoli, Matia; Sinha, Arnab; Viatcheslav, Tretyakov; Thorsten, Linder; Emanuele, Pianese; Salvatore, Corrao; Fabrizio, Priori; Sergio, Febrini; Sandro, Angeletti. - ELETTRONICO. - (2012), pp. 1-8. (Intervento presentato al convegno 2012 IEEE International Symposium on Safety, Security, and Rescue Robotics, SSRR 2012 tenutosi a College Station, TX nel 5 November 2012 through 8 November 2012) [10.1109/ssrr.2012.6523866].
Rescue robots at earthquake-hit Mirandola, Italy: A field report
PIRRI ARDIZZONE, Maria Fiora;GIANNI, Mario;PIZZOLI, MATIA;SINHA, ARNAB;
2012
Abstract
In May 2012, two major earthquakes occurred in the Emilia-Romagna region, Northern Italy, followed by further aftershocks and earthquakes in June 2012. This sequence of earthquakes and shocks caused multiple casualties, and widespread damage to numerous historical buildings in the region. The Italian National Fire Corps deployed disaster response and recovery of people and buildings. In June 2012, they requested the aid of the EU-funded project NIFTi, to assess damage to historical buildings, and cultural artifacts located therein. To this end, NIFTi deployed a team of humans and robots (UGV, UAV) in the red-area of Mirandola, Emilia-Romagna, from Tuesday July 24 until Friday July 27, 2012. The team worked closely together with the members of the Italian National Fire Corps involved in the red area. This paper describes the deployment, and experience. © 2012 IEEE.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
