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Abstract

Rescue and hazard management operations are susceptible to damages related to workers, working inside the installation in addition to workers part of a rescue and disaster management team. In order to minimize this damage, it is needed to incorporate robots with telepresence equipment. Unmanned ground vehicles (UGV) with the capability of reaching different layers of urban structures like buildings play a very vital role in minimizing the damage. The designed robot for the said operations has the capability of climbing stairs, ramps etc in addition to maneuvering or navigating without colliding the obstacles, taking sharp right/left turns and pivoting around, carrying and connecting capability with the fire tender in supervisory teleoperated controlled paradigm. The focus of this research is to design, develop and demonstrate a transmission and steering mechanism for an IC engine powered firefighting UGV.