TY - JOUR
T1 - Robotic Monitoring of Habitats
T2 - the Natural Intelligence Approach
AU - Angelini, Franco
AU - Angelini, Pierangela
AU - Angiolini, Claudia
AU - Bagella, Simonetta
AU - Caccianiga, Marco
AU - Santina, Cosimo Della
AU - Gigante, Daniela
AU - Hutter, Marco
AU - Nanayakkara, Thrishantha
AU - More Authors, null
PY - 2023
Y1 - 2023
N2 - In this paper, we first discuss the challenges related to habitat monitoring and review possible robotic solutions. Then, we propose a framework to perform terrestrial habitat monitoring exploiting the mobility of legged robotic systems. The idea is to provide the robot with the Natural Intelligence introduced as the combination of the environment in which it moves, the intelligence embedded in the design of its body, and the algorithms composing its mind. This approach aims to solve the challenges of deploying robots in real natural environments, such as irregular and rough terrains, long-lasting operations, and unexpected collisions, with the final objective of assisting humans in assessing the habitat conservation status. Finally, we present examples of robotic monitoring of habitats in four different environments: forests, grasslands, dunes, and screes.
AB - In this paper, we first discuss the challenges related to habitat monitoring and review possible robotic solutions. Then, we propose a framework to perform terrestrial habitat monitoring exploiting the mobility of legged robotic systems. The idea is to provide the robot with the Natural Intelligence introduced as the combination of the environment in which it moves, the intelligence embedded in the design of its body, and the algorithms composing its mind. This approach aims to solve the challenges of deploying robots in real natural environments, such as irregular and rough terrains, long-lasting operations, and unexpected collisions, with the final objective of assisting humans in assessing the habitat conservation status. Finally, we present examples of robotic monitoring of habitats in four different environments: forests, grasslands, dunes, and screes.
KW - Collision avoidance
KW - Environment Monitoring and Management
KW - Environmental monitoring
KW - Europe
KW - Field Robots
KW - Legged locomotion
KW - Legged Robots
KW - Monitoring
KW - Robots
KW - STEM
KW - Vegetation mapping
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85164706103&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3294276
DO - 10.1109/ACCESS.2023.3294276
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85164706103
SN - 2169-3536
VL - 11
SP - 72575
EP - 72591
JO - IEEE Access
JF - IEEE Access
ER -
