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Nuclear
SIMPLE – Single Manufacturing Platform Environment
The Simple project aims to integrate a range of machining, fabrication and inspection operations onto a single manufacturing platform.
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Nuclear
HYPERPULSE – Deep Penetration Welding
The Hyperpulse project focuses on developing new understandings of the physics of arc shaping, and discovering the precise set of novel control parameters required to optimise the deep-penetration weld process.
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Nuclear
Creating a Virtual Reality Dosimeter to assess radiation exposure for human intervention during the ATLAS Id Decommissioning
The aim of this project is to facilitate the planning of tasks and training of personnel in radioactive environments.
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Completion of the SERFOW project
Last Thursday was an exciting day for the ESIM group as the SERFOW project finally reached completion!
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Aerospace
SERFOW – Dynamic Free-Form Welding System
The SERFOW project involves the development of a highly configurable free-form welding system for the repair and manufacture of high-value aerospace and nuclear industry components.
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Aerospace
Intelligent Process Monitoring OEM Platform
The IP Development and Commercialisation Fund (IPDaC) recently launched by the University of Sheffield is being utilised by ESIM to develop a commercial OEM platform for real-time, intelligent process-monitoring applications.
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Augmented Reality
Digital Twin - VR/AR - Multi-Robot Collaboration
This project attempts to build a suitable Digital-Twin (DT) interface able to work with old industry architectures as well as be adaptable and suitable for Industry 4.0 environments.
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Nuclear
Development of a Vision System for TIG Welding - A Work-in-Progress Study
This paper is a Work-in-Progress study of a vision system for TIG welding using an automated TIG welding system and a camera with a laser illumination system.
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Aerospace
Autonomous Aero Turbine Blade Re-Manufacturing System
A 3 year project that has reached completion in September 2018, focused on automating the re-manufacturing of high value aerospace gas turbine blades.
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A feasibility study comparing two commercial TIG welding machines for deep penetration
This paper is an early feasibility study for novel deep penetration welding techniques during TIG welding with a VBC IE500DHC in the ‘Red Region’ (300A – 1000A). -
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Nuclear
Evaluating the Radiation Tolerance of a Robotic Finger
This paper examines the radiation tolerance of an industrial robotic manipulator, which was irradiated while performing repetitive tasks. The aim is to assess its suitability to high radiation tasks.
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Aerospace
Transfer Analysis of Human Engineering Skills for Adaptive Robotic Additive Manufacturing in the Aerospace Repair and Overhaul Industry
This paper demonstrates the design process and analyses the outputs sourced from observation and the recording of highly skilled human engineers when conducting manual remanufacturing and repair techniques. -
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Nuclear
Cold irradiations at Birmingham
This paper details the installation of a new cold box at The University of Birmingham cyclotron facility, which is used to evaluate new technologies and components for the ATLAS experiment... -
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Aerospace
Intelligent sensing for robotic re-manufacturing in aerospace — An industry 4.0 design based prototype
This paper gives an insight into the challenges of developing an Industry 4.0 prototype system for robotic remanufacturing in aerospace, and evaluates first results of the operational prototype.
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Aerospace
A Robotic Re-Manufacturing System for High-Value Aerospace Repair and Overhaul
This paper describes the necessary elements for the development of a bespoke robotic welding system for aerospace turbofan compressor blade re-manufacturing. -
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Nuclear
Advanced Real-Time Weld Monitoring Evaluation Demonstrated with Comparisons of Manual and Robotic TIG Welding Used in Critical Nuclear Industry Fabrication
Comparison results indicate real-time evaluation of welding processes detects flaws in weld quality, and applications of welding process parameters are effective methods for the control of robotic welding applications. -
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Aerospace
Advanced Titanium Welding Techniques in Particle Physics and Aerospace Engineering
Innovative welding and evaluation techniques, developed by the ATLAS engineering group at University of Sheffield, are part of R&D for construction of the ATLAS Inner Tracker (ITk) at CERN -
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Aerospace
Underpinning UK high-value manufacturing: Development of a robotic re-manufacturing system
This paper discusses the concept and creation of an automatic bespoke welding system for aerospace component remanufacturing, that has been developed through industry-academia collaboration.
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Nuclear
Usability study to qualify a dexterous robotic manipulator for high radiation environments
This paper examines the radiation tolerance of a robotic manipulator using known tolerance values, and testing specimen samples. The aim is to assess the manipulator’s suitability to high radiation...
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Augmented Reality
Human-Robot Swarm Interaction with Limited Situational Awareness
This paper demonstrates that controls of a robot swarm are sufficient for operators to aid them in the completion of the task and that lack of situational awareness is the... -
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Aerospace
High Value Intelligent Aerospace Turbofan Jet Engine Blade Re-Manufacturing System
This paper demonstrates the design process, highlighting interaction between robotics and experienced welding engineers, towards construction of an autonomous aerospace turbofan jet engine blade re-manufacturing system. -
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Augmented Reality
Using Google Glass in Human–Robot Swarm Interaction
This paper studies how a human operator can guide a swarm of robots when transporting a large object through an environment with obstacles. and found that the human–robot interaction... -
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Nuclear
Radiation Dosing Software Control of a Robot System for the ATLAS Scanning Facility
This paper details the radiation dosing software control system for the Cartesian scanning robot used for the ATLAS experiment upgrade at University of Birmingham. -
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Aerospace
Welding performance evaluation of the VBCie IP50 TIG orbital heat management system
This paper discusses testing on the welding performance of a relatively new, low current automatic orbital welding system, the VBCie IP50 TIG orbital heat management system, with successful results. -
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Nuclear
Pre-Configured XY-Axis Cartesian Robot System for a New ATLAS Scanning Facility
This paper details the control software of a Cartesian robotic scanning system is used to move a large sample through the proton beam and deposit an even dose. -
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Nuclear
The Birmingham Irradiation Facility
The University of Birmingham cyclotron facility to produces radio-nuclides for local hospitals, as well as evaluating the performance and durability of new technologies and components for the ATLAS experiment upgrade. -
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Nuclear
Cyclotron
A pre-configured xy-axis cartesian robotic system has been designed and built by Sheffield University to move the cool box containing samples to be irradiated, directly into the beam.
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