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Title: Robotics development programs overview

Abstract

This paper discusses the applications of robotics at the Westinghouse Savannah River Site. The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) continues to provide support to the Savannah River Site (SRS) in many areas of Robotics and Remote Vision. An overview of the current and near term future developments are presented. The driving forces for Robotics and Vision developments at SRS include the classic reasons for industrial robotics installation (i.e. repetitive and undesirable jobs) and those reasons related to radioactive environments. Protection of personnel from both radiation and radioactive contamination benefit greatly from both Robotics and Telerobotics. Additionally, the quality of information available from remote locations benefits greatly from the ability to visually monitor and remotely sense. The systems discussed include a glovebox waste handling and bagout robot, a shielded cells robot for radioactive waste sample transfer, waste handling gantry robots, a two armed master/slave manipulator as an attachment to a gantry robot, navigation robot research/testing, demonstration of the mobile underwater remote cleaning and inspection device, a camera deployment robot to support remote crane operations and for deployment of radiation sensors directly over a hazardous site, and demonstration of a large mobile robot for high radiation environments. Development of specialized and limited lifemore » vision/viewing systems for hazardous environments is also discussed.« less

Authors:
 [1]
  1. Westinghouse Savannah River Site, Aiken, SC (United States)
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
General Electric Co., Largo, FL (United States). Neutron Devices Dept.
OSTI Identifier:
714951
Report Number(s):
GEPP-CP-1222; CONF-9004263-
ON: TI91020218; TRN: JT9237%%9
DOE Contract Number:  
AC04-76DP00656
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: 4. annual SUBWOG-F robotics,Albuquerque, NM (United States),24-26 Apr 1990; Other Information: PBD: Nov 1990; Related Information: Is Part Of JOWOG 39 manufacturing technology, Fourth annual SUBWOG-F robotics meeting minutes; PB: 206 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05; 42 ENGINEERING; 99 GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS//MATHEMATICS, COMPUTING, AND INFORMATION SCIENCE; ROBOTS; USES; SAVANNAH RIVER PLANT; ALARA; DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS; GLOVEBOXES; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; IMAGE INTENSIFIERS; IMAGE PROCESSING; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MANIPULATORS; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; RADIATION MONITORING; REMOTE HANDLING; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SAMPLE CHANGERS; TELEVISION CAMERAS; VISION; WASTE MANAGEMENT

Citation Formats

Heckendorn, F M. Robotics development programs overview. United States: N. p., 1990. Web.
Heckendorn, F M. Robotics development programs overview. United States.
Heckendorn, F M. 1990. "Robotics development programs overview". United States.
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abstractNote = {This paper discusses the applications of robotics at the Westinghouse Savannah River Site. The Savannah River Laboratory (SRL) continues to provide support to the Savannah River Site (SRS) in many areas of Robotics and Remote Vision. An overview of the current and near term future developments are presented. The driving forces for Robotics and Vision developments at SRS include the classic reasons for industrial robotics installation (i.e. repetitive and undesirable jobs) and those reasons related to radioactive environments. Protection of personnel from both radiation and radioactive contamination benefit greatly from both Robotics and Telerobotics. Additionally, the quality of information available from remote locations benefits greatly from the ability to visually monitor and remotely sense. The systems discussed include a glovebox waste handling and bagout robot, a shielded cells robot for radioactive waste sample transfer, waste handling gantry robots, a two armed master/slave manipulator as an attachment to a gantry robot, navigation robot research/testing, demonstration of the mobile underwater remote cleaning and inspection device, a camera deployment robot to support remote crane operations and for deployment of radiation sensors directly over a hazardous site, and demonstration of a large mobile robot for high radiation environments. Development of specialized and limited life vision/viewing systems for hazardous environments is also discussed.},
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place = {United States},
year = {Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990},
month = {Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 EST 1990}
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