Advanced Robotics and Sensing Technologies in Underground Environments

Dear Colleagues,

Underground robotics and sensing have become increasingly popular in recent years, as demonstrated by initiatives such as the DARPA subterranean challenge. A wide range of applications have been proposed, and several groups are working to implement these technologies in areas such as sewer maintenance, search and rescue in case of disasters or accidents, or for monitoring purposes.

However, these environments have some particularities, such as being GPS denied or having irregular, poor, or absent illumination, in addition to communication issues that represent a real challenge due to the propagation patterns that largely differ from those in open space.

This Special Issue aims to present the latest research in this area, covering novel aerial and ground robotics field applications, theoretical analysis, communication architectures and protocols, hardware platforms, and wireless sensor network frameworks for underground sensing.

Prof. Dr. Danilo Tardioli
Prof. Dr. Fernando Caballero Benítez
Guest Editors

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