Development of a Multi-Level Emergency Stop System for Unmanned Vehicles

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dc.contributor.authorAvitabile, Michael Vincenten
dc.contributor.committeechairWicks, Alfred L.en
dc.contributor.committeememberReinholtz, Charles F.en
dc.contributor.committeememberAthanas, Peter M.en
dc.contributor.departmentElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T20:50:19Zen
dc.date.adate2007-04-30en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T20:50:19Zen
dc.date.issued2006-12-07en
dc.date.rdate2007-04-30en
dc.date.sdate2006-12-18en
dc.description.abstractAs the use of unmanned vehicles continues to grow, so does the need for systems to safely test and operate these vehicles. While there are safety systems designed for this purpose, they are often developed for a specific vehicle platform. The Multi-Level Emergency Stop (MLES) system provides three user-defined emergency response contingencies that can be adapted to a wide variety of unmanned vehicles. The Multi-Level Emergency Stop system is designed to be an ad-on safety system that can be integrated into ground, air, or surface unmanned vehicles. A complete MLES system consists of a hand held transmitter and a vehicle mounted receiver. The three levels of contingencies are controlled by three switches on the transmitter. These switches engage and disengage contacts located in the receiver via a wireless link. The function of these contacts is determined by the user for each unique application. Presented in this thesis is the detailed hardware design and software layout of the Multi-Level Emergency Stop system. Also included are the performance results and operational tests.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.identifier.otheretd-12182006-152131en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-12182006-152131/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/36271en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartMLES.pdfen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectunmanned vehiclesen
dc.subjectmulti-levelen
dc.subjectemergency stopen
dc.titleDevelopment of a Multi-Level Emergency Stop System for Unmanned Vehiclesen
dc.typeThesisen
thesis.degree.disciplineElectrical and Computer Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen
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