Dear community members,
This is very preliminary work on aerial robotic radiation detection in real-time and in a GPS-denied manner. The robot localizes based on visual-inertial data and integrates a deferentially installed 2-radiation detectors solution to exploit their polarity characteristics. Most of the research is ahead but we feel the topic is exciting and would like to communicate it to all of you. In this link you can get updates of our relevant work: http://www.autonomousrobotslab.com/robotics-for-nuclear-sites.html ;
As shown, it is not only referring to the radiation detection itself but also to the relevant challenges involved such as the autonomous navigation in visually-degraded environments:
Best,
Kostas
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