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Expert robots will enhance safety and operations in nuclear plants. E. I. du Pont de Nemours and Company, Savannah River Laboratory, is developing expert mobile robots for deployment in nuclear applications at the Savannah River Plant. Knowledge-based expert systems are being evaluated to simplify operator control, to assist in navigation and manipulation functions, and to analyze sensory information. Development work using two research vehicles is underway to demonstrate semiautonomous, intelligent, expert robot system operation in process areas. A description of the mechanical equipment, control systems, and operating modes is presented, including the integration of onboard sensors. A control hierarchy that uses modest computational methods is being used to allow mobile robots to autonomously navigate and perform tasks in known environments without the need for large computer systems.
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Byrd, J.S., Fisher, J.J., DeVries, K.R., Martin, T.P. (1988). Expert Robots in Nuclear Plants. In: Majumdar, M.C., Majumdar, D., Sackett, J.I. (eds) Artificial Intelligence and Other Innovative Computer Applications in the Nuclear Industry. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1009-9_8
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