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2025
This paper presents a comprehensive user study aimed as assessing and differentiating operator expertise within bilateral teleoperation systems. The primary objective is to identify key performance metrics that effectively distinguish novice from expert users. Unlike prior approaches that focus primarily on psychological evaluations, this study emp…
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2025
Nuclear environments demand exceptional precision, reliability, and safety, given the high stakes involved in handling radioactive materials and maintaining reactor systems. Object-oriented assembly and disassembly operations in nuclear applications represent a cutting-edge approach to managing complex, high-stakes operations with enhanced precisio…
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2024
This paper presents a detailed user study aimed at experimentally comparing the experience levels within bilateral teleoperation. The primary objective is to elucidate the key performance metrics that can effectively evaluate the competency level of human operators. Existing methodologies typically focus on the quantitative psychological evaluatio…
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UKAEA-RACE-PR(22)062022
The maturation of Virtual Reality software introduces new avenues of nuclear decommissioning research. Digital Mockups are an emerging technology which provide a virtual representation of the environment, objects or processes, supporting the whole lifecycle of product development and operations. This paper provides a survey on currently available …
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UKAEA-RACE-PR(23)022021
Maintenance and inspection systems for future fusion power plants (e.g., STEP and DEMO) are expected to require the integration of hundreds of systems from multiple suppliers, with lifetime expectancies of several decades, where requirements evolve over time and obsolescence management is required. There are significant challenges associated wit…
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UKAEA-RACE-CP(23)022021
Robotic systems that enable the operators to remotely manipulate delicate materials with high dexterity and sufficient force feedback will pave the path for improvements of the safe maintenance and decommissioning processes within the nuclear industry. Training the operators, however, for challenging conditions (e.g., low visibility, restricted …
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UKAEA-CCFE-PR(21)202020
In the worlds of nuclear energy, mining, petrochemical processing, and sub-sea, robots are being used for an increasing number and range of tasks. This is resulting in ever more complex robotics installations being deployed, maintained, and extended over long periods of time. Additionally, the unstructured, experimental, or unknown operational cond…
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UKAEA-RACE-PR(21)012020
Remote handling systems are commonly used for decommissioning and maintenance of hazardous environments, specially in the nuclear sector. The necessity for a more realistic and accurate user interaction with the remote environment has led research towards the usage of immersive technologies such as augmented and virtual reality. In order for thi…
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