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Sensor-Based
Control
(Tech
ID 2065)
The need for
automation in nuclear materials processing is accepted and many efforts
across the DOE are underway to meet this need.  One
area that is providing a successful implementation path in this effort
is the use of sensor technology to allow automation to be deployed in
a more safe and effective manner. Sensors can be used to allow the robot
to move in the confines of a glovebox with greater safety. Sensors that
prevent collisions, sense contact locations of pick up points, apply specific
torques or forces to a process, or simply notify the control software
that an object is present, are required for the implementation of automation
in the contaminated and highly radioactive environments of nuclear materials
processing. This Research to Development to Application effort will provide
the baseline technology for achieving sensor-based control of automation
in glovebox environments.
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