TAO2000 V2 computer-assisted force feedback telemanipulators used as maintenance and production tools at the AREVA NC-La Hague fuel recycling plant

Journal of Field Robotics

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 161-174

  Geffard, Franck ^a   Garrec, Philippe ^a   Piolain, Gérard ^b   Brudieu, Marie Anne ^c   Thro, Jean François ^c   Coudray, Alain ^d   Lelann, Eric ^d  

^a INSTITUT DE RADIOPROTECTION ET DE SÛRETÉ NUCLÉAIRE   (France)

^b Maintenance Department   (France)

^c AREVA NP   (France)

^d P/MECACHIMIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY; COMPUTER AIDED; COMPUTER ASSISTED; FORCE-FEEDBACK; FUEL RECYCLING; GENERIC CONTROL; INTERACTIVE ROBOTICS; ITS EVALUATION; MAINTENANCE OPERATIONS; NUCLEAR CYCLES; PRODUCTION CELLS; PRODUCTION TOOLS; REMOTE OPERATION; REPROCESSING PLANT; RESEARCH PROGRAMS; SOFTWARE PLATFORMS; TELE-ROBOTS; TELEMANIPULATION SYSTEMS;

DISSOLUTION; FUELS; INDUSTRY; LEAD ACID BATTERIES; MAINTENANCE; MANIPULATORS; RECYCLING; REMOTE CONTROL; RESEARCH; ROBOTICS; ROBOTS; WHEELS;

NUCLEAR FUEL REPROCESSING;

EID: 83755219965     PISSN: 15564959     EISSN: 15564967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/rob.20426     Document Type: Article

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