Title :
Advanced robot for hazardous environment an outline of Japanese national R&D project ´Advanced Robot Technology´
Author :
Sagisawa, Sinobu
Author_Institution :
Adv. Robot Technol. Res. Assoc., Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
A Japanese National Research and Development Project aimed at realization of next generation robots and cultivation of elementary technology for advanced robots was finished successfully in 1990. An outline of the project is given, and three robots are presented. One is for maintenance, inspection and repair in nuclear power plants; one is for similar functions in offshore oil facilities; and one is for fire-fighting, fire prevention and rescue in petrochemical facilities. All are supported by a remote operator.<>
Keywords :
disasters; fires; inspection; maintenance engineering; mobile robots; nuclear power stations; oil technology; petroleum industry; telecontrol; Japanese national R&D project; advanced robots; fire prevention; fire-fighting; hazardous environment; inspection; maintenance; nuclear power plants; offshore oil facilities; petrochemical facilities; remote operator; repair; rescue; telecontrol; Aerospace industry; Large-scale systems; Medical robotics; Mining industry; Orbital robotics; Research and development; Safety; Service robots; Temperature distribution; US Department of Transportation;
Conference_Titel :
Advanced Robotics, 1991. 'Robots in Unstructured Environments', 91 ICAR., Fifth International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Pisa, Italy
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0078-5
DOI :
10.1109/ICAR.1991.240634
