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Title: An application of oscillation damped motion for suspended payloads to the advanced integrated maintenance system

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OSTI ID:6377765
 [1]; ;  [2]
  1. Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
  2. Sandia National Labs., Albuquerque, NM (USA)

Transportation of objects using overhead cranes can induce pendulum motion of the object, which usually must be damped or allowed to decay before the next process can take place. Recent work at Sandia National Laboratories (SNL) has shown that oscillation damped transport and swing-free stops are possible by properly programming the acceleration of the transporting crane. This paper reviews the theory associated with oscillation-damped trajectories for simply suspended objects and describes a specific, full-scale implementation of the damped oscillation methods for the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) Advanced Integrated Maintenance System (AIMS). Hardware and software requirements and constraints for proper operation are discussed. Finally, test results and lessons learned are presented. 5 refs., 4 figs.

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
Sponsoring Organization:
DOE/DP
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-84OR21400; AC04-76DP00789
OSTI ID:
6377765
Report Number(s):
CONF-900608-51; ON: DE91002658; TRN: 91-000711
Resource Relation:
Conference: American Nuclear Society annual meeting, Nashville, TN (USA), 10-14 Jun 1990
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English