Low-cost teleoperator-controlled vehicle for damage assessment and radiation dose measurement
A low-cost, disposable, radio-controlled, remote-reading, ionizing radiation and surveillance teleoperator re-entry vehicle has been built. The vehicle carries equipment, measures radiation levels, and evaluates building conditions. The basic vehicle, radio control with amplifiers, telemetry, elevator, and video camera with monitor cost less than $2500. Velcro-mounted alpha, beta-gamma, and neutron sensing equipment is used in the present system. Many types of health physics radiation measuring equipment may be substituted on the vehicle. The system includes a black-and-white video camera to observe the environment surrounding the vehicle. The camera is mounted on a vertical elevator extendible to 11 feet above the floor. The present vehicle uses a video camera with an umbilical cord between the vehicle and the operators. Preferred operation would eliminate the umbilical. Video monitoring equipment is part of the operator control system. Power for the vehicle equipment is carried on board and supplied by sealed lead-acid batteries. Radios are powered by 9-V alkaline batteries. The radio control receiver, servo drivers, high-power amplifier and 49-MHz FM transceivers were irradiated at moderate rates with neutron and gamma doses to 3000 Rem and 300 Rem, respectively, to ensure system operation.
- Research Organization:
- EG and G Rocky Flats, Inc., Golden, CO (United States). Rocky Flats Plant
- Sponsoring Organization:
- USDOE; USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
- DOE Contract Number:
- AC34-90DP62349
- OSTI ID:
- 6111677
- Report Number(s):
- RFP-4509; CONF-911106-20; ON: DE92003637
- Resource Relation:
- Conference: IEEE nuclear science symposium, Santa Fe, NM (United States), 5-9 Nov 1991
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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61 RADIATION PROTECTION AND DOSIMETRY
PERSONNEL
RADIATION PROTECTION
ROBOTS
NAVIGATION
REMOTE CONTROL
COST
RADIATION DETECTORS
REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT
TELEMETRY
TELEVISION CAMERAS
CAMERAS
COMMUNICATIONS
CONTROL
DATA TRANSMISSION
EQUIPMENT
MEASURING INSTRUMENTS
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560180 - Radiation Protection Procedures- (1992-)