---
_id: '61060'
abstract:
- lang: eng
  text: "In early operational phases of severe weather events, a lack of\r\ninformation
    challenges emergency management teams to gain\r\nan overview of the situation
    and make informed decisions. To\r\nsupport situational exploration, unmanned aerial
    and ground\r\nvehicles attract increasing attention, primarily used to\r\ndocument
    operational sites. However, they offer further\r\npotential in early operational
    phases. To ensure their reliable\r\nuse for exploration, decision-makers must
    be aware of\r\nopportunities and limitations under prevailing conditions. For\r\nthis,
    use cases for robotic simulation in emergency response\r\nare presented, considering
    technical restrictions and dynamic\r\ninfluences from weather impacts. The approach
    of integrating\r\nrescue robot simulation into the response phase is developed\r\nfollowing
    a five-step research design. Existing use cases of\r\nrescue robot simulation
    are identified in a systematic literature\r\nanalysis. The results are extended
    with use cases developed for\r\nurban flooding scenarios. Subsequently, use cases
    are assessed\r\nand selected for implementation in the simulation environment\r\nGazebo.
    Finally, the results are validated with end users in the\r\nEU research project
    CREXDATA, which focuses on decision\r\nsupport based on processing extreme data.
    The implemented\r\nuse cases demonstrate the potential of robotic simulation in\r\nemergency
    response to accelerate action planning in decisionmaking and provide a more detailed
    picture, enabling betterinformed decisions. "
author:
- first_name: Iris
  full_name: Gräßler, Iris
  id: '47565'
  last_name: Gräßler
  orcid: 0000-0001-5765-971X
- first_name: Niklas
  full_name: Döhner, Niklas
  id: '108017'
  last_name: Döhner
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0005-7676-4036
- first_name: Marcel
  full_name: Ebel, Marcel
  id: '81788'
  last_name: Ebel
  orcid: https://orcid.org/0009-0007-5400-4436
- first_name: Jens
  full_name: Pottebaum, Jens
  id: '405'
  last_name: Pottebaum
  orcid: http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8778-2989
citation:
  ama: 'Gräßler I, Döhner N, Ebel M, Pottebaum J. Shifting boundaries from preparedness
    to response: Using simulation of rescue robots in weather-induced emergencies.
    In: <i>Mensch Und Computer 2025 - Workshopband</i>. ; 2025. doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>'
  apa: 'Gräßler, I., Döhner, N., Ebel, M., &#38; Pottebaum, J. (2025). Shifting boundaries
    from preparedness to response: Using simulation of rescue robots in weather-induced
    emergencies. <i>Mensch Und Computer 2025 - Workshopband</i>. Mensch und Computer,
    Chemnitz. <a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>'
  bibtex: '@inproceedings{Gräßler_Döhner_Ebel_Pottebaum_2025, title={Shifting boundaries
    from preparedness to response: Using simulation of rescue robots in weather-induced
    emergencies}, DOI={<a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>},
    booktitle={Mensch und Computer 2025 - Workshopband}, author={Gräßler, Iris and
    Döhner, Niklas and Ebel, Marcel and Pottebaum, Jens}, year={2025} }'
  chicago: 'Gräßler, Iris, Niklas Döhner, Marcel Ebel, and Jens Pottebaum. “Shifting
    Boundaries from Preparedness to Response: Using Simulation of Rescue Robots in
    Weather-Induced Emergencies.” In <i>Mensch Und Computer 2025 - Workshopband</i>,
    2025. <a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>.'
  ieee: 'I. Gräßler, N. Döhner, M. Ebel, and J. Pottebaum, “Shifting boundaries from
    preparedness to response: Using simulation of rescue robots in weather-induced
    emergencies,” presented at the Mensch und Computer, Chemnitz, 2025, doi: <a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>.'
  mla: 'Gräßler, Iris, et al. “Shifting Boundaries from Preparedness to Response:
    Using Simulation of Rescue Robots in Weather-Induced Emergencies.” <i>Mensch Und
    Computer 2025 - Workshopband</i>, 2025, doi:<a href="https://doi.org/10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187">10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187</a>.'
  short: 'I. Gräßler, N. Döhner, M. Ebel, J. Pottebaum, in: Mensch Und Computer 2025
    - Workshopband, 2025.'
conference:
  end_date: 2025-09-03
  location: Chemnitz
  name: Mensch und Computer
  start_date: 2025-08-31
date_created: 2025-08-28T12:58:15Z
date_updated: 2025-08-28T13:17:55Z
department:
- _id: '152'
doi: 10.18420/muc2025-mci-ws01-187
has_accepted_license: '1'
keyword:
- robotic simulation
- rescue robots
- emergency response
- extreme weather
language:
- iso: eng
main_file_link:
- open_access: '1'
  url: https://dl.gi.de/server/api/core/bitstreams/1007ec7d-377f-4e9f-b2a7-e8482b955bf5/content
oa: '1'
project:
- _id: '516'
  name: 'CREXDATA: Kritische Maßnahmenplanung über extreme Datenmengen'
publication: Mensch und Computer 2025 - Workshopband
quality_controlled: '1'
status: public
title: 'Shifting boundaries from preparedness to response: Using simulation of rescue
  robots in weather-induced emergencies'
type: conference
user_id: '108017'
year: '2025'
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