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Integrated mobile inspection systemsSwiss consortium for ITER
Competences for ITER
InnovativeMobile
Roboticsfor confined
spaces
Innovative NDT
radiation hard Sensors
integrated mobile inspection robotics /
manipulators
Innovative radiation hard Micro-Cameras & Electronics
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Competences / offering for ITER
—Field proven integrated robotics for operation in confined spaces non destructive testing visual inspection simple handling tasks
—Intelligent navigation Autonomous / sensor based navigation
(weld following, contour following) Vision based control
—High level development & engineering services Electronics Mechanics Sensor technology
Competences for ITER
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Projects of interest in ITER
Competences for ITER
1.Inspection of Divertor cooling pipes
(pipe bore tools)Divertor Remote Handling System
Procurement Package - 23.02
2. Piping tools for neutral beams remote handling
Neutral Beam Cell Remote Handling System - 23.05
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Drivers / Technology / Core Competences
Competences for ITER
access to human inaccessible areas
Data Acquisition /Data Management /Data Analysis
Efficiency / Reliability
Mobility Free Movement Obstacle Handling Compactness / Agility
Robustness Temperature Immersion
(HydroCarbons, Water etc.)
Autonomy / Automation Positioning /
Navigation Adaptive Movement Offline / Online
Teaching
System Integration Integration of
Navigation and Data Acquisition / Data Management / Data Analysis
Robust Mechanical Design Drives / Steering Miniaturization Manufacturing Protection (immersion etc.)
High Tech Mechatronic / Electronic Design On board computing
(controller, programming) navigation (sensor + logic) Integration navigation – data
acquisition
Application Integration System integration ( watch,
clean, measure, grab / repair)
NDT tool integration Integrated probe and control
electronics Integration of Data Acquisition
/ Data Management - Navigation
Robustness (wear, pressure, radiation hard)
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Core CompetencesTechnology
Competences for ITER
Miniaturisation of NDTeddy current electronics
IC design, Magnetic cameras
Integration in inspection systems & robotics
Harsh environment including radiation hard
Improved probability of detection for surface breaking cracks & near surface defects (fatigue, welds)
+ Magnetic field sensors & position sensors (APS, proximity)
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Innovation in Robotics Highly compact versatile inspection robot
Navigation 3D camera
- navigation support- position estimation- measure- object recognition
Autonomy: line following- following a drawn
line- following an edge- following a weld
seem
Mobility free movement on
complex shaped surfaces
right a away turn obstacle handling climbing over steps /
edges
1760 mm
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Innovation in Robotics
In Situ Generator Inspection• AirGapCrawler is moving in between
the air gap of rotor and stator
• The rotor can remain in stator!• Inspection: Watch, Short-Circuit
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Scanner for deep penetration NDT in tubine blades
Competences for ITER
82.5mm
0.5mm
Depth between probe and notch bottom (mm)
0.5 1 1.5 2.0 2.5
Ribs
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Example: Generator and Turbine Bore Scanner
Alstom Inspection Robotics - Company / Products / Technology
Rotor
Counter-bore shoulder
System with ultrasonic module
System in deployment housing
Highly compact on-site non-destructive assessment (ultrasonic, eddy current, video) of bores with / without tapers
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Core Competences and Technology
Competences for ITER
Design of systems (electronics, mechanics, optics) for harsh environments (temperature, vacuum, vibrations, radiations)
Miniaturization
End-to-end development with system approach
Operation in harsh environment
Experience of space programs (demanding and challenging, tight on schedules, product assurance / quality assurance, etc.)
Specific process technology (highly integrated electronics)
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Background
Competences for ITER
Assessment and test of new technologies for space exploration
Development of imaging systems for planetary missions
Control and processing units
Development of electronics for space missions
R&D activities on micro-cameras based systems
Space missions: Mars: ExoMars (ESA), Mars Science
Laboratory – MSL (NASA), MarsExpress/Beagle2 (ESA)
Moon: SMART-1 (ESA) Earth Observation: TARANIS (CNES), PROBA-
2 (ESA), PROBA (ESA) Mercury: BepiColombo (ESA) Comet: Rosetta (ESA) Astrophysics: ASTRO-H (JAXA) International Space station: Andromede
(CNES)
STC PE
HRIC PE
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New generation micro-camera
Competences for ITER
Highly miniaturized
Low power (< 1W)
Low mass (< 120g)
Proven and mastered technology
Specific sensor hardening technique for enhanced radiation tolerance
Generic and modular
Potential application for ITER for inspection, monitoring, etc.
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Photogrammetry System
Competences for ITER
"Canister-free" Photogrammetry used in the LSS of ESA to perform measurements of mechanical deformations of test articles due to temperature in combination with vacuum conditions
Based on micro-cameras working in harsh environment
Potential application for deformation measurements for ITER
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Contact
Competences for ITER
ALSTOM Inspection Robotics LtdTechnoparkstrasse 18005 Zurich, SwitzerlandPhone +41 44 275 25 [email protected]
Sensima Inspection31 ave du Mont BlancCH-1196 Gland, SwitzerlandPhone +41 22 364 49 [email protected]
Micro-Cameras & Space Exploration SA Puits-Godet 10a CH-2000 Neuchâtel, Switzerland Phone: +41 32 566 76 [email protected] www.microcameras.ch