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Total Loss in a DC Generator:
The various losses occurring in a generator can be divided as follows: (a) Copper Losses i) Armature copper loss = Ia2Ra…
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Generated EMF Equation of a Generator:
Let Φ = flux/pole in Weber Z = total number of armature conductors= No. of slots x No. of conductors/slot…
Basics 2 min read
Types of Generators:
(a) Separately-excited generators are those whose field magnets are energized from an independent external source of dc current. (b) Self-excited…
Basics 2 min read
Dummy or Idle Coils:
These are used with wave-winding and are resorted to when the requirements of the winding are not met by the…
Search and Rescue Robots 37 min read
Operational Validation of Search and Rescue Robots
As shown in the previous chapters of this book, the ICARUS project developed multiple unmanned systems and tools for supporting…
Search and Rescue Robots 14 min read
ICARUS Training and Support System
The ICARUS Training and Support system provides the command and control component that integrates different data sources of spatial information,…
Search and Rescue Robots 84 min read
Command and Control Systems for Search and Rescue Robots
This chapter describes the concepts and features behind the command, control and intelligence (C2I) system developed in the ICARUS project,…
Search and Rescue Robots 23 min read
Tactical Communications for Cooperative SAR Robot Missions
First responders’ communications (COM) have become a key concern in large crisis events which involve numerous organisations, human responders and…
Search and Rescue Robots 16 min read
Unmanned Maritime Systems for Search and Rescue
During maritime search and rescue operations, the safety of the rescuers is a major issue and must be ensured in…
Search and Rescue Robots 27 min read
Unmanned Ground Robots for Rescue Tasks
Ground robots have demonstrated to be a useful tool when dealing with post-disasters intervention and in particular for Urban Search…
Search and Rescue Robots 23 min read
Unmanned Aerial Systems
The field of the micro electro‐mechanical system (MEMS) technology enables small and lightweight, yet accurate inertial measurement units (IMUs), inertial…
Search and Rescue Robots 22 min read
User-Centered Design
Following the user‐centered design approach, the needs, requirements, and limitations of end users of a product, service, or process are…