Robots in Radioactive Environments

IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 12-22

  Iborra, Andrés ^a   Pastor, Juan A ^a   Álvarez, Bárbara ^a   Fernández, Carlos ^a   Fernández Meroño, José M ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF CARTAGENA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Nuclear power plants; Service robots; Software architectures; Telerobotics

Indexed keywords

SERVICE ROBOTS; SOFTWARE ARCHITECTURES; TELEROBOTIC SYSTEMS; THERMAL EFFICIENCY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; COMPUTER SOFTWARE; CONTAMINATION; COSTS; DECISION MAKING; HEAT EXCHANGERS; IRRADIATION; LAWS AND LEGISLATION; LIGHT WATER REACTORS; MARKETING; NUCLEAR POWER PLANTS; PERSONNEL TRAINING; PRESSURIZED WATER REACTORS; PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE; RADIATION EFFECTS; STEAM GENERATORS;

ROBOT APPLICATIONS;

EID: 0347316475     PISSN: 10709932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1109/MRA.2003.1256294     Document Type: Review

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