Musero
Better evaluation of hazardous situations
The aim of the MuSeRo project is to enable the most autonomous exploration possible within crisis scenarios and hazardous situations. Teleoperated vehicles can travel routes that harbour unacceptable risks for human drivers, such as in areas affected by flooding or in rough terrain.
As part of the MuSeRo project, the semi-autonomous vehicle SHERP is being used as a robotic test platform for the development of a sensor suite for the assessment of various hazardous situations. In particular, the applicability of laser spectroscopic detection systems for recognising hazardous substances in combination with radar and optical sensors is being investigated in relevant operational environments. The orthogonal information from the different sensor systems is fused by using artificial intelligence (AI) methods in order to include weak measured variables and indicators in a situation assessment.
Demonstration in practical operating environments
Right from the start of the project, an intensive exchange with official authorities, emergency services and fire brigades is being sought. In addition to the application in the context of hazard prevention, environmental monitoring in the vicinity of potential, non-manifested sources of release (e.g. chemical complexes) and the dynamic recording of measurement data in the vicinity of hazardous facilities should also be considered. The test operation of the DLR site in Lampoldshausen serves as an example here.