Abstract
The paper summarizes main results obtained in a five years research project on modeling and analysis of collapsed houses for supporting rescue activities. Study subjects on collapsed houses were categorized into five research fields: object modeling, forming process, analysis, human search methods and human rescue methods. As a key technology for connecting these fields, digital models of collapsed houses are studied from the aspects of measurement, construction, and analysis. Rubble forming processes are simulated with a large number of elements by using a physics engine and the spatial characteristics of the produced rubble models are analyzed in order to present the design requirements for developing rescue robots working in rubble.
