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UKAEA-RACE-CP(23)042022
This paper describes a novel automatic solution for toolchanging operations using dexterous teleoperated robots in a nuclear glovebox. This solution can identify and locate tools in the nuclear glovebox by visually tracking augmented reality (AR) tags online at a low computational cost. The solution is designed in a modular manner taking into ac…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(22)292022
Tele-manipulation is indispensable for the nuclear industry, since teleoperated robots cancel the radiation hazard problem for the operator. However, the performance limitations of teleoperated robots for nuclear decommissioning tasks is not clearly answered in the literature. In this paper, we propose a task performance-based methodology to evalua…
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UKAEA-RACE-PR(22)032022
For robotic systems involved in challenging environments it is crucial to be able to 2 identify faults as early as possible. In challenging environments it is not always possible to explore 3 all of the fault space, thus anomalous data can act as a broader surrogate, where a anomaly 4 may represent a fault or a predecessor to a fault. This paper…
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UKAEA-RACE-PR(22)042022
The nuclear industry has some of the most extreme environments in the world, with radiation levels and extremely harsh conditions restraining human access to many facilities. One method for enabling minimal human exposure to hazards under these conditions is through the use of gloveboxes which are sealed volumes with controlled access for perfor…
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(20)1332020
Future experimental scientific facilities, energy generation assets, and nuclear decommissioning facilities will require increasing levels of remote maintenance, which must be facilitated by robotic systems. Moreover, these long-lived (30+ years) maintenance systems will, themselves need to maintained and upgraded in order to deal with lifespan …
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UKAEA-RACE-CP(20)042020
The extreme environmental conditions inside future nuclear fusion power plants will mean that maintenance activities must be performed without human access. Current teleoperation paradigms do not enable sufficiently fast maintenance cycles, and automation is seen as a potential solution. Transitioning to an automated maintenance scheme will requ…
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UKAEA-CCFE-CP(20)822018
The containment vessel of the Joint European Torus is a huge, complicated assembly with a myriad of components, all of which are important for plasma operation. As a research device, JET has been operated over many years and has been extensively rebuilt. During each maintenance shutdown, inspections and measurements of the Vacuum Vessel are carri…
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UKAEA-CCFE-CP(20)702017
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility which will be the world’s most powerful pulsed neutron source. A critical component of ESS will be a facility for handling radioactive waste and preparing it for safe disposal; this facility must operate for at least 40 years. Safe disposal of ESS waste requires…
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UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)052019
This paper presents the methodology and results of developing and implementing a system-of-systems architecture for controlling many robotic systems within the context of industrial facilities, where the life of the facility will be far longer than the life of the robotics, due to software updates and accelerated digital obsolescence. The use cases…
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UKAEA-CCFE-CP(19)032019
The European Spallation Source (ESS) is a multi-disciplinary research facility which will be the world’s most powerful pulsed neutron source. A critical component of ESS will be a facility for handling radioactive waste and preparing it for safe disposal. Safe disposal of ESS waste requires the dexterous tele-manipulation of large, highly activat…
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