Design of a Remotely Operated Vehicle for Confined Space Applications

Robotics has endeavored into every field where humans require assistance in terms of speed, strength, safety and security. To operate inside confined spaces is a challenge. In built-up areas, confined spaces include operation inside buildings, passage through doors, negotiating obstacles along with staircases and ramps, furthermore it includes, places inside public transport facilities like railway coaches and aircrafts. This work involves design of a platform for surveillance and to provide approach inside confined spaces. The platform is named Confined Space Remotely Operated Vehicle (CSROV) and it is an electrically operated tracked vehicle. The advantages of this design and potential of applications of this platform are discussed.