Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System for Robot Guidance in a Heavy Liquid Metal Environment

Wouter De Cock; Steven Kenis; Ken Van Roy; Lieven Verachtert; Paul Leroux; Marc Dierckx

doi:10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727991

Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System for Robot Guidance in a Heavy Liquid Metal Environment

Wouter De Cock, Steven Kenis, Ken Van Roy, Lieven Verachtert, Paul Leroux, Marc Dierckx

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe a preliminary research towards the use of chirp coded spread spectrum techniques to implement a local positioning system to assist robot operators by manipulations and maintenance tasks in the future MYRRHA reactor. Preliminary test results in a simple experimental setup show promising results towards further developments of the system. The developped algorithms are able to discriminate between different transducers.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013
Place of Publication	New-York, United States
Pages	1-6
Volume	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727991
State	Published - 27 Jun 2013
Event	2013 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications: International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation, Measurement Methods and their Applications - CEA, Aix-Marseille University, SCK•CEN, IEEE, Marseille Duration: 23 Jun 2013 → 28 Jun 2013

Conference

Conference	2013 - ANIMMA - Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications
Country/Territory	France
City	Marseille
Period	2013-06-23 → 2013-06-28

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De Cock, W., Kenis, S., Van Roy, K., Verachtert, L., Leroux, P., & Dierckx, M. (2013). Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System for Robot Guidance in a Heavy Liquid Metal Environment. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013 (Vol. 1, pp. 1-6). https://doi.org/10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727991

De Cock, Wouter ; Kenis, Steven ; Van Roy, Ken et al. / Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System for Robot Guidance in a Heavy Liquid Metal Environment. Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013. Vol. 1 New-York, United States, 2013. pp. 1-6

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De Cock W, Kenis S, Van Roy K, Verachtert L, Leroux P, Dierckx M. Design and Implementation of an Ultrasonic Local Positioning System for Robot Guidance in a Heavy Liquid Metal Environment. In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Advancements in Nuclear Instrumentation Measurement Methods and their Applications (ANIMMA), 2013. Vol. 1. New-York, United States. 2013. p. 1-6 doi: 10.1109/ANIMMA.2013.6727991