Project

Multi-Sensor Robot for Exploration in Crisis Scenarios 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.

Multisensor Robots for Exploration in Crisis Scenarios (MuSeRo)

 

Duration

01.01.2023 – 31.12.2025

Fields of application

  • Teleoperated or autonomous reconnaissance within crisis scenarios and hazardous situations
  • Realisation of a data-centric technology

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 the detection of 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 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 departments 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 dynamic measurement data acquisition in the vicinity of hazardous facilities should also be considered. The test operation of the DLR site in Lampoldshausen serves as an example here.

DLR institutes & facilities involved

Project Leader

Institute for Technical Physics

The Institute of Technical Physics at the German Aerospace Center (DLR) develops laser systems for applications in aerospace, security and defence.

Project Participants

Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics

The Institute of Robotics and Mechatronics develops robots that enable people to interact with the environment more effectively, efficiently and safely.

Project Participants

Institute for Software Technology

The Institute of Software Technology researches new software technologies and uses them to develop sophisticated software solutions for DLR applications.

Contact

Bernhard Linseisen

Applied Safety Research
German Aerospace Center (DLR)
Institute of Space Propulsion
Safety and Facility Management
Im Langen Grund, 74239 Hardthausen
Germany