Remote access manipulator

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1977-06-13

1979-09-25

Werner, Frank E.

Material or article handling

Article manipulator moves analogous with human hand, finger,...

Electric or fluid motor drive for manipulator

165 76, 414786, B25J 300

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041687825

ABSTRACT:
A remote access manipulator for performing operations on equipment located in areas where human access is limited. The manipulator comprises a slave carriage located in the equipment on which the operation is to be performed, such as a nuclear steam generator, for carrying tools and inspection devices for performing operations on the equipment together with a master carriage located in a scale model of the equipment and electrically connected to the slave carriage for controlling the movement of the slave carriage. The slave carriage is capable of advancing across a surface of the equipment to position the devices which it carries. The manipulator further comprises a slave manipulator arm used to move the slave carriage into and out of the equipment on which the operation is to be performed in conjunction with a master manipulator arm located in the scale model for controlling the movement of the slave manipulator arm.

REFERENCES:
patent: 3913752 (1975-10-01), Ward et al.
patent: 4004698 (1977-01-01), Gebelin
patent: 4018346 (1977-04-01), Leshem et al.
patent: 4059196 (1977-11-01), Uchino et al.
Steam Generator Update (Jul. 1976)-Westinghouse Electric Corp.-pp. 10,153-10,155 to 10,153-10,159.

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