1. Conformable eddy current array delivery
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Gary Bolton, Jonathan Riise, Carmelo Mineo, Rahul Summan, Gareth Pierce, Johannes Braumann, Gordon Dobie, Angélique Raude, Charles MacLeod, Colombe Dalpé, Maxim Morozov, Summan R., Pierce G., Macleod C., Mineo C., Riise J., Morozov M., Dobie G., Bolton G., Raude A., Dalpe C., Braumann J., Chimenti, Dale E., and Bond, Leonard J.
- Subjects
Engineering drawing ,Engineering ,business.industry ,TK ,Interface (computing) ,Inspection ,Mechanical engineering ,Robotics ,Conformable matrix ,Robot end effector ,law.invention ,Settore ING-IND/14 - Progettazione Meccanica E Costruzione Di Macchine ,Software ,law ,Nondestructive testing ,Eddy current ,Custom software ,business ,Raster scan - Abstract
The external surface of stainless steel containers used for the interim storage of nuclear material may be subject to Atmospherically Induced Stress Corrosion Cracking (AISCC). The inspection of such containers poses a significant challenge due to the large quantities involved; therefore, automating the inspection process is of considerable interest. This paper reports upon a proof-of-concept project concerning the automated NDT of a set of test containers containing artificially generated AISCCs. An Eddy current array probe with a conformable padded surface from Eddyfi was used as the NDT sensor and end effector on a KUKA KR5 arc HW robot. A kinematically valid cylindrical raster scan path was designed using the KUKA|PRC path planning software. Custom software was then written to interface measurement acquisition from the Eddyfi hardware with the motion control of the robot. Preliminary results and analysis are presented from scanning two canisters.
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- 2016