A Manipulator Control System for Creating Radiation Maps Using Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Detectors - Robotics Institute Carnegie Mellon University

A Manipulator Control System for Creating Radiation Maps Using Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Detectors

M. Kume and Pradeep Khosla
Conference Paper, Proceedings of American Neclear Society 5th Topical meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems, Vol. 1, pp. 137 - 143, April, 1993

Abstract

In this paper we describe the development of a robotic system that uses Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) sensors to create a map of radiation intensity in the environment. The sensors are mounted at the end-effector of a PUMA 560 manipulator. Data from these sensors is used to compute the radiation intensity. A control system is developed that moves the end-effector along constant intensity contours. The experiments use light sources (instead of radiation sources) and demonstrate the efficacy of such a system to create radiation maps.

BibTeX

@conference{Kume-1993-13467,
author = {M. Kume and Pradeep Khosla},
title = {A Manipulator Control System for Creating Radiation Maps Using Mercuric Iodide (HgI2) Detectors},
booktitle = {Proceedings of American Neclear Society 5th Topical meeting on Robotics and Remote Systems},
year = {1993},
month = {April},
volume = {1},
pages = {137 - 143},
}