A Multi-Robot System for Thermal Vision Inspection

Robotics solutions may provide a valuable support to combat the spread of the current corona virus pandemic. This can be mainly achieved by avoiding the direct contact between humans, for instance during typical body temperature checks or throughout a process of swabbing. In this paper we present a strategy for the temperature checking of people in public areas leveraging a multi-robot system. The system is composed of an aerial vehicle tethered to a ground mobile platform. The physical link between the two vehicles introduces further constraints in the autonomous navigation of the system compared to common individually cooperating vehicles. On the other hand, a long flight autonomy can be achieved. The paper reports some crucial aspects to consider both in the localization and the control strategy that have been addressed during the system development.