Speakers
Keith Kershaw
(CERN)
Pierre Bonnal
(CERN)
Description
PURESAFE is a EU funded project (Marie Curie Actions Initial Training Network) coordinated by Tampere University of Technology for which CERN is one of the eight partners. Through 15 applied research projects, this training network aims to develop means—systems engineering processes, telerobotic hardware and software solutions—to prevent or optimise human intervention in scientific facilities emitting ionizing radiation. Particular emphasis is placed on the need to consider RAMS (reliability, availability, maintainability and safety) issues to get the best from telerobotic solutions, as well as the importance of telerobotic system development being fully integrated with the design and evolution of the facilities they are aimed for—preferably from the very beginning. The presentation will outline the problems typically encountered when telerobotic systems are considered for radiation environments and give a brief overview of the development work underway within the PURESAFE applied research projects.