Analysis of the ITER ECH Upper Port Launcher remote maintenance using virtual reality

Extending Virtual Reality simulation of ITER maintenance operations with dynamic effects

“…This add-on was tested for performance (stability/update frequency/accuracy) with realistic models and parameters (covering the total parameter space), for different physical phenomena, and in a complex environment (see Table 1). A test program was performed in the context of realistic maintenance operations on the ECRH Upper Port Launcher Plug (UPL) [2,3] at various levels of abstraction: handling individual parts, handling major components and handling the port plug as a whole.…”

A visualization system for integrating maintainability design and evaluation at product design stage

“…The authors have concluded that the virtual haptic interface can be used directly in industries to address maintainability and to eliminate expensive physical mock-ups. More researches in the field such as maintainability evaluation [39], remote diagnosis, and virtual maintenance system [40,41] etc., can be found in the recent literature.…”

Conceptual design of the ECH upper launcher system for ITER

“…For the ECH-UL, this is assed by virtual reality simulation (VR) which is used from the conceptual design phase right into the operational phase with the digital environment increasing in complexity and realism as more data are known. It allows for cost effective and rapid evaluation of design concepts based on CAD (CATIA) data and allows a better understanding of the restrictions of the remote maintenance process [13].…”