Published December 1996 | Version v1
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Development of automated patrol-type monitoring and inspection system for nuclear power plant and application to actual plant

Creators

  • 1. Hitachi Ltd., Tokyo (Japan)

Description

An automated patrol-type monitoring and inspection system was developed and applied in a nuclear power plant. This system consists of a monorail, a monitoring robot and an operator's console. The monitoring robot consists of a sensor unit and a control unit. Three kinds of sensor, a color ITV camera, an infrared camera and a microphone are installed in the sensor unit. The features of this monitoring robot are; (1) Weights 15 kg with a cross-sectional dimensions of 152 mm width and 290 mm height. (2) Several automatic monitoring functions are installed using image processing and frequency analysis for three sensor signals. (author)

Additional details

Publishing Information

Journal Title
Karyoku Genshiryoku Hatsuden
Journal Volume
47
Journal Issue
12
Journal Page Range
p. 1405-1411.
ISSN
0387-1029
CODEN
KGHTA8

INIS

Country of Publication
Japan
Country of Input or Organization
Japan
INIS RN
28034419
Subject category
S22: GENERAL STUDIES OF NUCLEAR REACTORS;
Descriptors DEI
CONTROL SYSTEMS; IMAGE PROCESSING; KASHIWAZAKI-KARIWA-4 REACTOR; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; OPTIMIZATION; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; REACTOR MONITORING SYSTEMS; REMOTE VIEWING EQUIPMENT; ROBOTS; TELEVISION CAMERAS; VIDEO TAPES
Descriptors DEC
BWR TYPE REACTORS; CAMERAS; ENRICHED URANIUM REACTORS; EQUIPMENT; MAGNETIC STORAGE DEVICES; MAGNETIC TAPES; MAINTENANCE; MEMORY DEVICES; NUCLEAR FACILITIES; POWER PLANTS; POWER REACTORS; REACTORS; THERMAL POWER PLANTS; THERMAL REACTORS; WATER COOLED REACTORS; WATER MODERATED REACTORS