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Title: Remote Systems Experience at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--A Summary of Lessons Learned

Abstract

Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has a long history in the development of remote systems to support the nuclear environment. ORNL, working in conjunction with Central Research Laboratories, created what is believed to be the first microcomputer-based implementation of dual-arm master-slave remote manipulation. As part of the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program, ORNL developed the dual-arm advanced servomanipulator focusing on remote maintainability for systems exposed to high radiation fields. ORNL also participated in almost all of the various technical areas of the U.S. Department of Energy s Robotics Technology Development Program, while leading the Decontamination and Decommissioning and Tank Waste Retrieval categories. Over the course of this involvement, ORNL has developed a substantial base of working knowledge as to what works when and under what circumstances for many types of remote systems tasks as well as operator interface modes, control bandwidth, and sensing requirements to name a few. By using a select list of manipulator systems that is not meant to be exhaustive, this paper will discuss history and outcome of development, field-testing, deployment, and operations from a lessons learned perspective. The final outcome is a summary paper outlining ORNL experiences and guidelines for transition of developmental remote systems to real-worldmore » hazardous environments.« less

Authors:
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  1. ORNL
Publication Date:
Research Org.:
Oak Ridge National Lab. (ORNL), Oak Ridge, TN (United States)
Sponsoring Org.:
USDOE
OSTI Identifier:
1033993
DOE Contract Number:  
DE-AC05-00OR22725
Resource Type:
Conference
Resource Relation:
Conference: Emergency Management and Robotics for Hazardous Environments, 3rd International Joint Topical Meeting, Knoxville, TN, USA, 20110807, 20110810
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Subject:
11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS; 12 MANAGEMENT OF RADIOACTIVE WASTES, AND NON-RADIOACTIVE WASTES FROM NUCLEAR FACILITIES; CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM; DECOMMISSIONING; DECONTAMINATION; FOCUSING; IMPLEMENTATION; MANAGEMENT; MANIPULATORS; ORNL; RADIATIONS; RECOMMENDATIONS; TANKS; WASTE RETRIEVAL

Citation Formats

Noakes, Mark W, Burgess, Thomas W, and Rowe, John C. Remote Systems Experience at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--A Summary of Lessons Learned. United States: N. p., 2011. Web.
Noakes, Mark W, Burgess, Thomas W, & Rowe, John C. Remote Systems Experience at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--A Summary of Lessons Learned. United States.
Noakes, Mark W, Burgess, Thomas W, and Rowe, John C. 2011. "Remote Systems Experience at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory--A Summary of Lessons Learned". United States.
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abstractNote = {Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) has a long history in the development of remote systems to support the nuclear environment. ORNL, working in conjunction with Central Research Laboratories, created what is believed to be the first microcomputer-based implementation of dual-arm master-slave remote manipulation. As part of the Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program, ORNL developed the dual-arm advanced servomanipulator focusing on remote maintainability for systems exposed to high radiation fields. ORNL also participated in almost all of the various technical areas of the U.S. Department of Energy s Robotics Technology Development Program, while leading the Decontamination and Decommissioning and Tank Waste Retrieval categories. Over the course of this involvement, ORNL has developed a substantial base of working knowledge as to what works when and under what circumstances for many types of remote systems tasks as well as operator interface modes, control bandwidth, and sensing requirements to name a few. By using a select list of manipulator systems that is not meant to be exhaustive, this paper will discuss history and outcome of development, field-testing, deployment, and operations from a lessons learned perspective. The final outcome is a summary paper outlining ORNL experiences and guidelines for transition of developmental remote systems to real-world hazardous environments.},
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year = {Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 2011},
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