Interactive training simulator for a pipe diversion task in the nuclear industry

Author

Mort, P.E. ; Bicknell, A.K. ; Smith, C.

Author_Institution

British Nucl. Fuels plc, UK

Volume

2

fYear

1997

fDate

20-25 Apr 1997

Firstpage

1324

Abstract

Concerns a project the aim of which was to produce a realistic simulator for a pipe diversion task, as a training tool. Evidence of the success of the project is the fact that operators becoming immersed in the task and behave as if they were using the real system. The system simulated consists of a GEC 7-DOF snake manipulator, several bespoke workheads and their associated control hardware, and a delivery trolley for the manipulator. The simulator provides a tool to explore "what if" scenarios without moving any physical equipment. This provides a useful backup capability should any unforeseen challenges arise during the operation. The simulator has been used as a fault finding tool for the real manipulator. It successfully identified a manipulator joint fault

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer based training; digital simulation; industrial manipulators; interactive systems; nuclear engineering computing; nuclear power stations; training; GEC 7-DOF snake manipulator; delivery trolley; fault finding tool; interactive training simulator; manipulator joint fault; nuclear industry; pipe diversion task; training tool; workheads; Cameras; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Engines; Hardware; Industrial training; Motion control; Nuclear fuels; Programmable control; Virtual reality;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robotics and Automation, 1997. Proceedings., 1997 IEEE International Conference on

Conference_Location

Albuquerque, NM

Print_ISBN

0-7803-3612-7

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROBOT.1997.614320

Filename

614320