Automating the operation of robots in hazardous environments

2002 ◽  
Author(s):  
R.W. Harrigan
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Environments

In Hazardous EnvironmentsIn Hazardous Environments

1967 ◽  
Vol 1212 (1111) ◽  
pp. 536, 540536, 540
Author(s):  
WILLIAM C. RHODES
Keyword(s):  
Hazardous Environments

Effects of hazardous environments on animal performance

1992 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Carroll Brown ◽  
Dennis W. Blick ◽  
Michael R. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Animal Performance ◽  
Hazardous Environments

A Remote Synthetic Testbed For Human-Robot Teaming: An Iterative Design Process

2021 ◽  
Vol 65 (1) ◽  
pp. 781-785
Author(s):  
Margaret Wong ◽  
Akudasuo Ezenyilimba ◽  
Alexandra Wolff ◽  
Tyrell Anderson ◽  
Erin Chiou ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Design Process ◽  
Information Exchange ◽  
Task Environment ◽  
Research Administration ◽  
Urban Search And Rescue ◽  
Pilot Studies ◽  
Iterative Design ◽  
Hazardous Environments ◽  
User Friendly ◽  
Real Time Information

Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) missions often involve a need to complete tasks in hazardous environments. In such situations, human-robot teams (HRT) may be essential tools for future USAR missions. Transparency and explanation are two information exchange processes where transparency is real-time information exchange and explanation is not. For effective HRTs, certain levels of transparency and explanation must be met, but how can these modes of team communication be operationalized? During the COVID-19 pandemic, our approach to answering this question involved an iterative design process that factored in our research objectives as inputs and pilot studies with remote participants. Our final research testbed design resulted in converting an in-person task environment to a completely remote study and task environment. Changes to the study environment included: utilizing user-friendly video conferencing tools such as Zoom and a custom-built application for research administration tasks and improved modes of HRT communication that helped us avoid confounding our performance measures.

R&D Profile Section: The Robotics and Intelligent Systems Program (RISP) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Robotica ◽  
1989 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 101-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. R. Weisbin ◽  
W. R. Hamel ◽  
D. P. Kuban ◽  
S. A. Meacham ◽  
F. G. Pin
Keyword(s):  
Intelligent Systems ◽  
Human Error ◽  
Focal Point ◽  
National Laboratory ◽  
Fast Response ◽  
Oak Ridge ◽  
Emergency Situations ◽  
Hazardous Environments ◽  
Oak Ridge National Laboratory ◽  
Routine Tasks

SUMMARYThis paper describes the Robotics and Intelligent Systems Program (RISP) at the Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). RISP is a focal point at ORNL for studies in robotics, teleoperations, and related aspects of intelligent machines, such as artificial intelligence, neural networks, and parallel computing. RISP research is intended to minimize human error through automation of repetitive, dull, and routine tasks; to minimize human risk by allowing effective remote operation in hazardous environments; to optimize cooperation of humans and machines; and to cope effectively with emergency situations where fast response is essential.

POSITIONING CONTROL PERFORMANCES OF A ROBOTIC HAND SYSTEM

2016 ◽  
Vol 79 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohamad Adzeem Mohamad Yuden ◽  
Mariam Md Ghazaly ◽  
Aliza Che Amran ◽  
Irma Wani Jamaludin ◽  
Khoo Hui Yee ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Pid Controller ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Robotic Hand ◽  
High Chemical ◽  
Positioning Control ◽  
Industry Sector ◽  
Hazardous Environments ◽  
Chemical Usage ◽  
Stability And Consistency

Hazardous environments such as in industry sector with high chemical usage give high risks to the safety of workers. These risks can be reduced by designing robotic hand that is able to replace human works. For the industry purpose, the robotic hand needs to have a higher performance in accuracy, stability and consistency. However, the current robotic hand in industry is not flexible, which means it cannot be used for different tasks. Therefore, a multi-purpose robotic hand was developed. In this paper, the objectives of this research are to design and develop a PID controller for improving the performances of a robotic hand system. The experimental results prove that the PID controller shows good performances with the steady state error less than 0.110 for the input reference, 300 respectively.

scholarly journals Reconfigurable platform for 3D-panoramic telepresence system for mobile applications

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Artur Saakov
Keyword(s):  
High Performance ◽  
Outer Space ◽  
Nuclear Industry ◽  
Human Beings ◽  
Reconfigurable Logic ◽  
Logic Devices ◽  
Hazardous Environments ◽  
High Bandwidth ◽  
Reconfigurable Platform ◽  
Bomb Disposal

The concept of telepresence allows human beings to interact with hazardous environments and situations without facing any actual risks. Examples include the nuclear industry, outer space and underwater operations, mining, bomb disposal and firefighting. Recent progress in digital system technology, especially in technology of reconfigurable logic devices (e.g. FPGA), allows the effective implementation of advanced embedded systems characterized by high-performance data processing and high-bandwidth communication. However, most of the existing telepresence systems do not benefit from these advancements. Therefore, the goal of this work was to develop a concept and architecture of the platform for the 3D-Panoramic Telepresence System for mobile robotic applications based on reconfigurable logic devices. During the development process, two versions of the system were implemented. The first system focused on feasibility testing of major components of the proposed architecture. Based on the experimental results obtained on the first prototype of the system and their analyses, a set of recommendations were derived for an updated version of the system. These recommendations were incorporated into the implementation of the second and final version of the system.

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