Abstract
For an effective search of survivors in collapsed buildings by searching over debris, the authors have been developing the Throw and Collect type rescue inspector. The performance of this rescue robot is based on the parent robot throwing the child machine, equipped with cameras and sensors over high debris for inspection of the area and for searching survivors, and to draw it back. The throwing mechanism consists on a magnetic brake cylinder, which when activated throws the child machine to a certain distance. This paper describes the design and the controlling method of a new magnetic brake cylinder, which makes able to control the throwing distance of the child machine.
