FC Portugal 2006 Rescue Team Description: Coordination and Learning Methodologies in the Search and Rescue Domain

FC Portugal Rescue team is the result of a cooperation project between the Universities of Aveiro and Porto in Portugal. The project started in January 2004 following previous collaborations of these two Portuguese Universities in RoboCup simulation league and associated competitions: coach competition, simulation league presentation competition and simulation 3D competition. FC Portugal Rescue project intends to fully adapt the coordination methodologies developed by FC Portugal simulated soccer team to the search and rescue scenario. The project is also focused on applying learning methodologies to high-level strategic decisions. After FC Portugal first successful participation in RoboCup rescue simulation league (Osaka, 2005), the team aimed at introducing new high-level strategic analysis tools in the Rescue league and developed FCPx. This tool enables to easily compare different rescue teams’ strategies. It also enables the use of learning methodologies for high-level strategic decisions in rescue teams.