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Title: Houdini: Reconfigurable in-tank robot

Abstract

RedZone Robotics, Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are developing a tethered mobile robot, Houdini, to work inside waste storage tanks in support of the Department of Energy`s Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) Program. This project is funded by the DOE`s Environmental Management Office of Technology Development through the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC). Our goal is to develop technology that is useful for in-tank operations throughout the DOE`s EM program. The first application of the Houdini system is to support the waste retrieval action planned for the final remediation of the Fernald site`s waste silos. RedZone and CMU have discussed potential applications for the system with personnel from several other DOE sites, and have found that the system would be widely useful in the DOE complex for tasks both inside and outside of waste storage tanks. We are tailoring the first implementation of the Houdini system to the specific needs of the Fernald silo remediation. The Fernald application-specific design constraints are primarily interface issues and should not interfere with the utility of the system at other sites.

Authors:
; ;  [1]
  1. RedZone Robotics, Inc., Pittsburgh, PA (United States); and others
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
USDOE Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC), WV (United States)
OSTI Identifier:
229524
Report Number(s):
DOE/METC-96/1021-Vol.1; CONF-9510108-Vol.1
ON: DE96000551; TRN: 96:001841-0031
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Environmental technology development through industry partnership, Morgantown, WV (United States), 3-5 Oct 1995; Other Information: PBD: Oct 1995; Related Information: Is Part Of Proceedings of the environmental technology through industry partnership conference. Volume 1; Kothari, V.P.; PB: 312 p.
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
05 NUCLEAR FUELS; 42 ENGINEERING NOT INCLUDED IN OTHER CATEGORIES; ROBOTS; DESIGN; RADIOACTIVE WASTES; WASTE RETRIEVAL; TANKS; RADIOACTIVE WASTE STORAGE; RADIOACTIVE WASTE MANAGEMENT; VEHICLES; MANIPULATORS

Citation Formats

White, D W, Slifko, A D, and Thompson, B R. Houdini: Reconfigurable in-tank robot. United States: N. p., 1995. Web.
White, D W, Slifko, A D, & Thompson, B R. Houdini: Reconfigurable in-tank robot. United States.
White, D W, Slifko, A D, and Thompson, B R. 1995. "Houdini: Reconfigurable in-tank robot". United States. https://www.osti.gov/servlets/purl/229524.
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abstractNote = {RedZone Robotics, Inc. and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) are developing a tethered mobile robot, Houdini, to work inside waste storage tanks in support of the Department of Energy`s Environmental Restoration and Waste Management (EM) Program. This project is funded by the DOE`s Environmental Management Office of Technology Development through the Morgantown Energy Technology Center (METC). Our goal is to develop technology that is useful for in-tank operations throughout the DOE`s EM program. The first application of the Houdini system is to support the waste retrieval action planned for the final remediation of the Fernald site`s waste silos. RedZone and CMU have discussed potential applications for the system with personnel from several other DOE sites, and have found that the system would be widely useful in the DOE complex for tasks both inside and outside of waste storage tanks. We are tailoring the first implementation of the Houdini system to the specific needs of the Fernald silo remediation. The Fernald application-specific design constraints are primarily interface issues and should not interfere with the utility of the system at other sites.},
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year = {Sun Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1995},
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