Working robots for nuclear power plant desasters

Sugisaka, Masanori

doi:10.1109/dest.2011.5936593

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“…In 2011, after Japan's Fukushima nuclear crisis, Chiba University in Japan developed a length of 50cm and weight of 27kg robot [4], as shown in Figure 1. All electronic components within it have been reinforced radiation treatment, which make it can persist in the environment under 20SV strong radioactivity.…”

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Advance of Hazardous Operation Robot and its Application in Special Equipment Accident Rescue

Zeng¹,

Zhou²,

Zheng³

2016

Mechanical Engineering and Control Systems

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A survey of hazardous operation robot is given out in this article. Firstly, the latest researches such as nuclear industry robot, fire-fighting robot and explosive-handling robot are shown. Secondly, existing key technologies and their shortcomings are summarized, including moving mechanism, control system, perceptive technology and power technology. Thirdly, the trend of hazardous operation robot is predicted according to current situation. Finally, characteristics and hazards of special equipment accident, as well as feasibility of hazardous operation robot in the area of special equipment accident rescue are analyzed. Keywords-hazardous operation robot; special equipment accident rescue; public securityI.

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Section: A Research Status In Developed Countriesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Advance of Hazardous Operation Robot and its Application in Special Equipment Accident Rescue

Zeng¹,

Zhou²,

Zheng³

2016

Mechanical Engineering and Control Systems

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“…Robot operators during search and rescue operations tend to rely heavily, and sometimes even solely, on visual information from cameras onboard the robot [4][5][6].…”

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“…They try to provide on the same screen all the robot's telemetry, view from multiple cameras, sensor readings and positioning information thus cluttering the most important information stream from main camera of the robot. Previous experience of search and rescue robots deployments shows that rescue workers use to rely almost solely on visual information from a robot [4][5][6]. When it was possible all additional information on the screen was deactivated.…”

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Low-cost electronic equipment architecture proposal for urban search and rescue robot

Seljanko

2013

2013 IEEE International Conference on Mechatronics and Automation

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This paper presents proposal for low-cost electronic equipment architecture for urban search and rescue (USAR) robot. Article discusses the importance of robotics applications for rescue operations and presents a list of required features for an USAR robot in order for it to be successful during search and rescue missions. Article is focused on achieving low cost, maintainability, reliability and robustness through extensive utilization of ubiquitous "off the shelf" electronic components. In the article author proposes the extensive utilization of readily available smartphone devices that can cover the majority of required functionality.Index Terms -urban search and rescue robotics, electronic equipment architecture, robotics, disaster relief.

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“…Before the incident, there were not robots specially designed to deal with this kind of tasks or conditions. For that reason, some of the first robots used to survey the disaster zone were originally designed to be used on military operations [5]. Although these robots were adapted to be deployed in the disaster area, they faced different difficulties or limitations and the design of more specialized robots became necessary [6].…”

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Development of an actuation system based on water jet propulsion for a slim long-reach robot

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Most of the long-reach inspection devices developed so far have a limitation in the reduction of their diameter when their length is increased. This limitation is due to the technology used to provide the actuation to the system. The use of water-jet as propulsion source is promising to be a solution for this problem. Currently different devices use water-jet as propulsion. However, none of these systems have been designed for small-scale nor have a straightforward control. Therefore, in this paper, we discuss the development of a long-reach water-jet probe aimed to be used in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant. The main elements that define this probe are three high-pressure pumps at the base, three hoses whose water flow is controlled for maneuvering the device, an Inertial Measurement Unit to acquire the attitude of the tip, and a joystick that allows the user the control of the whole device. Moreover, its design allows it to move in different kind of environments and generate three-dimensional motion. Besides the experimentation developed to characterize its behavior, the system was tested in different environments; such as on the ground, in the air and inside the water; showing the best control in aquatic environments.

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Working robots for nuclear power plant desasters

Cited by 20 publications

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Advance of Hazardous Operation Robot and its Application in Special Equipment Accident Rescue

Advance of Hazardous Operation Robot and its Application in Special Equipment Accident Rescue

Low-cost electronic equipment architecture proposal for urban search and rescue robot

Development of an actuation system based on water jet propulsion for a slim long-reach robot

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