From environmental exploration to clearance measurement – developing mobile robot systems for decommissioning of nuclear power plants
| Autor: | Ziyuan Chen, Sascha Gentes, Dennis Hartmann, Björn Hein, Siavash Kazemi, Alena Wernke |
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| Rok vydání: | 2022 |
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| Zdroj: | at - Automatisierungstechnik. 70:900-911 |
| ISSN: | 2196-677X 0178-2312 |
| DOI: | 10.1515/auto-2022-0058 |
| Popis: | The number of decommissioning projects related to nuclear power plants is increasing and has been regarded as a challenging task for many nations. For example, Germany has decided to phase out nuclear power plants by the year 2022. To reduce the hazardous potential and the personal radiation exposure of the employees, robotic support in the decommissioning process is needed. In this contribution, a robot-based closed chain is presented as an important component for an automation and digitalization of the dismantling process of a nuclear power plant. The focus of the chain is on the investigation and decontamination of flat wall areas in nuclear facilities. First, geometric and radiation data are collected autonomously with a mobile, agile robot. The collected data is processed by using Building Information Modelling (BIM) methods to support the following steps. A second, industrial platform is modified to enable the positioning of two developed tools, a milling tool, and a contamination array, which will be used for decontamination and clearance measurement of concrete surfaces. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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