Robotics for nuclear power plants - Challenges and future perspectives

Iqbal, Jamshed; Tahir, Ahmad Mahmood; Ul Islam, Raza; Riaz-Un-Nabi

Abstract

Use of robotics and computerized tools in Nuclear Power Plants (NPPs) has been identified as a highly recommended practice by IAEA. The key rationale of robotics application has always been to avoid human exposure to hazardous environments and tasks ranging from scrutiny and general maintenance to decontamination and post accidental activities. To execute these activities, robots need to incorporate artificial intelligence, improved sensors capability, enhanced data fusion and compliant human like leg and hand structures for efficient motions. Next generation robotic systems in NPPs are expected to work in full autonomous mode in contrast to the current semi-autonomous scenarios. Far future systems could deploy humanoid robots as well. This paper presents state-of-theart of robotics developed for NPPs, associated challenges and finally comments on future directions.

Citation

Iqbal, J., Tahir, A. M., Ul Islam, R., & Riaz-Un-Nabi. (2013). Robotics for nuclear power plants - Challenges and future perspectives. In 2012 2nd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI) (151-156). https://doi.org/10.1109/CARPI.2012.6473373

• Conference Name: 2012 2nd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI)
• Conference Location: Zurich, Switzerland
• Start Date: Sep 11, 2012
• End Date: Sep 13, 2012
• Publication Date: Mar 7, 2013
• Deposit Date: Sep 15, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Apr 28, 2022
• Publisher: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
• Pages: 151-156
• Book Title: 2012 2nd International Conference on Applied Robotics for the Power Industry (CARPI)
• ISBN: 9781467345873
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1109/CARPI.2012.6473373
• Public URL: https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/3797237
• Publisher URL: https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/6473373