Expertise and Skills for Remote Handling

The IST expertise applicable in the RH maintenance system includes, but it is not limited to:

• Navigation and Localization algorithms for mobile platforms, such as the Cask and Plug Remote Handling System (CPRHS) and the Cask Transfer System (CTS) in ITER.
• Motion Planning including manoeuvres and maximization of common parts of different trajectories.
• Remote navigation and guidance methodologies of mobile platforms with different kinematics.
• Obstacle detection and avoidance
• On-board and off-board sensor specifications, in particular laser range scanners (LIDAR systems), inertial systems and video cameras.
• Sensor systems, data acquisition, integration and processing.
• Signal processing for environmental perception
• Viewing systems and human machine interfaces to support navigation and control
• Experience on programming (e.g., MATLAB, C/C++), on CAD/CAM and Finite Elements Analysis (e.g., CATIA and ANSYS).