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Projects and Products - Current and Past

Many projects encompass various capability areas; consequently, projects are listed under all pertinent capability categories.

Current Projects

Areas of Expertise

Enclosed Vacuum Evaporation Coatings

• Enclosed Vacuum Evaporation Coatings

Multi Axis Scanners

• Assembled Holographic Imaging Radar and Measurement System (HIRMS)
• Small Roving Annulus Inspection Vehicle

Reactor Hardware

• Radioactive Grab Sampler

Robot Characterization Deployment

• Andros Robot
• Gamma Rover (GRover)
• Overview Video System (OVS)
• Railroad Tunnel Robotic Inspection
• Small Roving Annulus Inspection Vehicle
• Ventilation Tunnel Robotic Inspection

Robotic Systems

• Andros Robot
• Drain Line Characterization Robot
• Flexure Control for Long Reach Manipulators
• Force Feedback Control
• Gantry Robot
• Goes Over All Terrain (GOAT) Vehicle
• Gamma Rover (GRover)
• Light Duty Utility Arm
• Low Signature Vehicle
• Mobile Robotic Vehicle (Scout)
• Robotic Wall Crawler
• Sandgrouse
• Serpentine Arm
• Small Roving Annulus Inspection Vehicle
• Tank Pit Clean Up and Refurbishment - Pit Viper
• Variable Geometry Truss Manipulator
• Waste Retrieval End Effectors

Development

Analysis-Based Development

• Analysis-Based Development
• Improving a Gripper End Effector

Engineered Solutions

• Holographic Imaging Radar and Measurement System (HIRMS)
• Automated Dosimeter Ring Welder
• Hazardous Materials Acoustic Inspection Device
• Hellfire Laser Seeker Test System
• Modular Laboratory Automation
• Non-destructive Liquid Level Detection in Piping and Vessels
• Product Acoustic Signature System (PASS)
• Radioactive Grab Sampler
• Radioisotope Stirling Generator (RSG)
• Savannah River Inline Radiation Monitor
• Tritium Technology Program (TTP)

Machine Design

• Assembled Holographic Imaging Radar and Measurement System (HIRMS)
• Automated Dosimeter Ring Welder
• Gas Cell Incorporating Brewster's Angles
• Hellfire Laser Seeker Test System
• Mobile Radiation Portal Monitor
• Modular Laboratory Automation
• Product Acoustic Signature System (PASS)
• Radioactive Grab Sampler
• Railroad Tunnel Robotic Inspection
• Self-Standing and Collapsing 2.5 Ton Hydraulic Cutter
• Tritium Technology Program (TTP)
• Ventilation Tunnel Robotic Inspection

Mockups

• Hydraulic Test Bed
• Straddle Carrier Portal

Prototypes

• High Exposure Facility Source Rotation
• Mobile Radiation Portal Monitor
• Narrow Field of View Zenith Radiometer
• Pellet Testing Fixture

Systems Integration

• Automated Dosimeter Ring Welder
• Auxiliary Vacuum Chamber for Cryostat
• Gantry Robot
• Mobile Radiation Portal Monitor
• Modular Laboratory Automation
• Non-destructive Liquid Level Detection in Piping and Vessels
• Optical-Mechanical Design for the Remote Infrared Detection Trailer
• Overview Video System (OVS)
• Railroad Tunnel Robotic Inspection
• Robotic Wall Crawler
• Savannah River Inline Radiation Monitor
• System Engineering of a Laser Photo-acoustic Sensor for Chemical Agent Monitoring
• System Integration of the Holographic Imaging Radar and Measurement System (HIRMS)
• Tank Pit Clean Up and Refurbishment - Pit Viper
• Tritium Technology Program (TTP)
• Ventilation Tunnel Robotic Inspection
• Waste Retrieval End Effectors

Resources / Facilities

Development Laboratory

• Development Laboratory

Fabrication Integration/Testing Lab

• Fabrication Integration/Testing Laboratory

Special Atmospheres Assembly Lab

• Special Atmospheres Assembly Lab

Prototype Machine Shop

• Prototype Machining Facility

Thermal Properties Laboratory

• Thermal Properties Laboratory (overview and references)
  • Thermal Diffusivity Testing
  • Thermal Expansion Testing
  • Radioactive Materials Characterization and Handling
  • Complementary Capabilities

Welding

• Electron Beam Welding
• Laser Equipment

Testing and Evaluation

Field Hardened Systems

• Designing Man-Portable Systems

Field Testing

• Long Reach Arm
• System Demonstration

Modeling and Simulation

• Improving a Gripper End Effector

Nuclear and Military Specifications Programs

• Hellfire Laser Seeker Test System

Prototype/Development Testing

• PUREX Connector Pressure Testing

Shock and Vibration Measurements

• Drop Testing
• Vibration and Shock Testing of the Stirling Cycle Engine

Past Projects

• Mannequin (Manny)
• Mobile Inspection Robots