MUMBAI, India, Aug. 31 -- Intellectual Property India has published a patent application (202641100845 A) filed by Vellore Institute Of Technology, Chennai on August 20, 2026, for A System And Method For Rescue Mission Using An Amphibian Robotic Device.
Inventors include Ravi Tiwari; Saurav Gupta; Shruti Sameeksha Pradhan; Priyanshi Mishra; Sinthana P; Arya Amte; Avishkar Jaiswal; Harsh Yadav; Thakur Akshayakumar Raj; and Rishabh Rathod.
The application for the patent was published on August 28, 2026, under issue no. 35/2026.
Abstract: A system 100 for an amphibian robotic device 200 includes a plurality of sensors 102; one or more drive mechanisms 104; an aquatic propulsion mechanism 110; and a master controller 114 and a slave controller 116 operating in master-slave architecture, including at least one database, one or more processors to receive real-time data from sensors 102 to avoid obstacles, control and stabilize device 200, determine terrain parameters and navigate to the terrain; detect water and submersion level to initiate automatic switching between land and aquatic mode and navigate; detect victim, if any, and transmit images with location for rescue to control center 120 using wireless communication; control drive mechanism 104 to move and retract wheels 108 based on real-time data received for terrain surface; and verify target geo-fence to deliver pay load and recomputed mass properties to maintain post-release buoyancy and stability of the device 200.
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