Abstract

Different geopolitical conflicts of recent years have led to mass migration of several civilian populations. These migrations take place in militarized zones, indicating real danger contexts for the populations. Indeed, civilians are increasingly targeted during military assaults. Defense and security needs have increased; therefore, there is a need to prioritize the protection of migrants. Very few or no arrangements are available to manage the scale of displacement and the protection of civilians during migration. In order to increase their security during mass migration in an inhospitable territory, this article proposes an assistive system using a team of mobile robots, labeled a rover swarm that is able to provide safety area around the migrants. We suggest a coordination algorithm including CNN and fuzzy logic that allows the swarm to synchronize their movements and provide better sensor coverage of the environment. Implementation is carried out using on a reduced scale rover to enable evaluation of the functionalities of the suggested software architecture and algorithms. Results bring new perspectives to helping and protecting migrants with a swarm that evolves in a complex and dynamic environment.

Highlights

  • The socio-political climate of insecurity over the last year has led to an increase in the number of asylum applications and political refugees in many countries, including Germany, Canada, France, etc

  • Based on a review of our general approach to set up the system and the tools used to do the research work, we described the primary contribution of this paper, which is the design of SROPRAS based on three different algorithms created to control the swarm of rovers, including the rover positioning algorithm, the rover planning trajectory algorithm, the rover moving algorithm, and abnormal behavior management

  • We present the results obtained during the fall of one of the two rovers given the mission to protect one migrant

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Introduction

The socio-political climate of insecurity over the last year has led to an increase in the number of asylum applications and political refugees in many countries, including Germany, Canada, France, etc. Governments are facing a real international migration crisis. Restrictive policies and civil wars in many countries around the world have increased refugee claim situations. These migrants who arrive massively at our borders risk retaliation from their countries and their lives. It is, relevant to conduct studies that could provide some solutions with respect to ensuring their protection.

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