Published 1986 | Version v1
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A remote maintenance robot system for a pulsed nuclear reactor

Creators

  • 1. Sandia National Labs., Intelligent Machine Systems Div., Albuquerque, NM

Description

This paper presents a remote maintenance robot system for use in a hazardous environment. The system consists of turntable, robot and hoist subsystems which operate under the control of a supervisory computer to perform coordinated programmed maintenance operations on a pulsed nuclear reactor. The system is operational and the oral presentation will include a videotape of the system in operation

Additional details

Publishing Information

Publisher
IEEE Service Center.
Imprint Place
Piscataway, NJ (USA)
ISBN
0-8186-0695-9
Imprint Title
Proceedings of the 1986 IEEE international conference on robotics and automation
Journal Page Range
p. 442-447.

Conference

Title
IEEE international conference on robotics and automation.
Dates
7-11 Apr 1986.
Place
San Francisco, CA (USA).

INIS

Country of Publication
United States
Country of Input or Organization
United States
INIS RN
18024036
Subject category
S21: SPECIFIC NUCLEAR REACTORS AND ASSOCIATED PLANTS; S99: GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS;
Resource subtype / Literary indicator
Conference
Descriptors DEI
CRANES; ON-LINE CONTROL SYSTEMS; PULSED REACTORS; REACTOR MAINTENANCE; REMOTE HANDLING; ROBOTS
Descriptors DEC
CONTROL SYSTEMS; EQUIPMENT; MAINTENANCE; MATERIALS HANDLING EQUIPMENT; ON-LINE SYSTEMS; REACTORS; REMOTE HANDLING EQUIPMENT