Robot utilization method using agent technology for establishment of wireless communication path in event of disaster

Abstract

In recent years, wireless local area networks (WLANs) have attracted attention for use as communication infrastructure that is robust against the effects of a disaster. Telephone lines cannot be used because of congestion accompanying rapidly increased demand after a disaster. Because WLANs can be used in such cases, WLAN is effective for infrastructure during times of disaster. An important difficulty is dead spots, which occur from a breakdown of access points (APs) after a calamity in the event of a disaster. Inside of a dead spot, we cannot make contact with the exterior. Therefore, such spots are extremely dangerous. One solution is the establishment of a new Wireless Communication Path (WCP) from adjoining AP with a radio relay machine. For this study, we propose a disaster-robust system that establishes a WCP quickly without human power using a robot with agent technology.