Nuclear decommisioning
Together with Brokk AB and Luleå University of Technology Mobile Robotics developed an optronic control system for controlling the Brokk hydraulic arms automatically. A camera system tracks the positions of reflectors on the hydraulic arm and a computer control system controls the hydraulic actuators. The image blow shows the robot cutting steel.
Load-Haul Vehicle Automation - prestudy
Many LHD vehicles etc are performing repetetive tasks well suited to automation. For indoor operations with fork lifts etc there are well established commercial solutions but for heavier vehicles and outdoor environments there are only narrow niche solutions available. Mobile Robotics has made a prestudy of the potential and the technological issues for this application and hope to be able to go forward with an actual end-user application in the future.Backfilling of deposition tunnels
The planned final storage for Swedish nuclear waste is planned to be in deep undergound tunnels. To protect the waste the tunnels will be refilled with a special clay in a controlled manner. Mobile Robotics was commsioned by SKB to make a prestudy of the measurement and robotic technologies needed and available to make this a reliable and welldocumented process.