Performance evaluation of the Oak Ridge National Laboratory's advanced servomanipulator

Conference · Fri Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1988

OSTI ID:6428654

Draper, J V; Schrock, S L; Handel, S J

The Consolidated Fuel Reprocessing Program (CFRP) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) is developing technology for future nuclear fuel reprocessing facilities. This responsibility includes developing advanced telerobotic systems for repair and maintenance of such facilities. In response to a requirement for a highly reliable, remotely maintainable manipulator system, CFRP designed and built the advanced servomanipulator (ASM). This paper reports results of a recent comparison of ASM's performance to that of another highly dexterous manipulator, the Sargeant Industries/Central Research Laboratory's (CRL's) model M-2. Operators using ASM were able to complete tasks in about the same amount of time required to complete tasks with the CRL M-2. 13 refs., 5 figs., 2 tabs.

• Research Organization: Oak Ridge National Lab., TN (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC05-84OR21400
• OSTI ID: 6428654
• Report Number(s): CONF-890304-4; ON: DE89001352
• Resource Relation: Conference: 3. topical meeting on robotics and remote systems, Charleston, SC, United States, 13 Mar 1989; Other Information: Portions of this document are illegible in microfiche products
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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11 NUCLEAR FUEL CYCLE AND FUEL MATERIALS
42 ENGINEERING
FUEL REPROCESSING PLANTS
REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT
MANIPULATORS
SERVOMECHANISMS
CONSOLIDATED FUEL REPROCESSING PROGRAM
MAINTENANCE
PERFORMANCE TESTING
ROBOTS
CONTROL EQUIPMENT
COORDINATED RESEARCH PROGRAMS
EQUIPMENT
LABORATORY EQUIPMENT
MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT
NUCLEAR FACILITIES
RESEARCH PROGRAMS
TESTING
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420203 - Engineering- Handling Equipment & Procedures