Environmental Restoration and Waste Management Robotics Technology Development Program Robotics 5-Year Program Plan: Volume II, Program Plan

Technical Report · Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 EST 1991

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6254686· OSTI ID:6254686

This plan covers robotics Research, Development, Demonstration, Testing, activities in the Program for the next five years. These activities range from bench-scale R D to fullscale hot demonstrations at DOE sites. This plan outlines applications of existing technology to near-term needs, the development and application of enhanced technology for longer-term needs, and an initiation of advanced technology development to meet those needs beyond the five-year plan. The objective of the Robotic Technology Development (RTDP) is to develop and apply robotics technologies that will enable Environmental Restoration and Waste Management operations at DOE sites to be safer, faster and cheaper. Five priority DOE sites were visited in March 1990 to identify needs for robotics technology in ER WM operations. This 5-Year Program Plan for the RTDP detailed annual plans for robotics technology development based on identified needs. This 5-Year Program Plan discusses the overall approach to be adopted by the RTDP to aggressively develop robotics technology and contains discussions of the Program Management Plan, Site Visit and Needs Summary, Approach to Needs-Directed Technical Development, Application-Specific Technical Development, and Cross-Cutting and Advanced Technology. Integrating application-specific ER WM needs, the current state of robotics technology, and the potential benefits (in terms of faster, safer, and cheaper) of new technology, the Plan develops application-specific road maps for robotics RDDT E for the period FY 1991 through FY 1995. In addition, the Plan identifies areas where longer-term research in robotics will have a high payoff in the 5- to 20-year time frame.

• Research Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Restoration and Waste Management, Washington, DC (United States). Office of Technology Development
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Environmental Management (EM)
• OSTI ID: 6254686
• Report Number(s): DOE/EM-0007T-Vol.2; ON: DE91008027; TRN: 91-005941
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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