Robots for hazardous duties: Military, space, and nuclear facility applications. (Latest citations from the NTIS bibliographic database). Published Search

Technical Report · Wed Sep 01 00:00:00 EDT 1993

OSTI ID:139840

The bibliography contains citations concerning the design and application of robots used in place of humans where the environment could be hazardous. Military applications include autonomous land vehicles, robotic howitzers, and battlefield support operations. Space operations include docking, maintenance, mission support, and intra-vehicular and extra-vehicular activities. Nuclear applications include operations within the containment vessel, radioactive waste operations, fueling operations, and plant security. Many of the articles reference control techniques and the use of expert systems in robotic operations. Applications involving industrial manufacturing, walking robots, and robot welding are cited in other published searches in this series. (Contains a minimum of 183 citations and includes a subject term index and title list.)

• Research Organization: NERAC, Inc., Tolland, CT (United States)
• OSTI ID: 139840
• Report Number(s): PB-93-891604/XAB; TRN: 94:014580
• Resource Relation: Other Information: DN: Updated with each order. Supersedes PB--90-851452; PBD: Sep 1993
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES
44 INSTRUMENTATION
INCLUDING NUCLEAR AND PARTICLE DETECTORS
ROBOTS
DESIGN
USES
HAZARDOUS MATERIALS
REMOTE HANDLING
BIBLIOGRAPHIES
MANIPULATORS
RADIOACTIVE MATERIALS
EXPERT SYSTEMS
MILITARY EQUIPMENT
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
SPACE VEHICLES
NUCLEAR FACILITIES