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Remotely
Operated Vehicle (ROV) System
for Horizontal Tanks
(Tech
ID 2086 )
Many waste characterization
and retrieval tasks can be performed remotely using a mobile vehicle system
with on-board manipulator, cameras, and lights.  The
Robotics Crosscutting Program (Rbx) is developing a general purpose, remotely
operated work platform capable of deployment through 18-inch risers for
operation in horizontal waste storage tanks. The system will also include
a waste dislodging and conveyance system and tank riser interface and
containment system. The base vehicle is an adaptation of the Scarab IIA
vehicle built by ROV Technologies for reactor maintenance. The resulting
system is known as the Scarab III.
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