Development of Testing Method Considering Tasks with Remotely Controlled Robots in Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station

Abstract

To work in a place where human access is restricted, using remotely controlled robots as alternative of human is one of the ideal solution, and it is particularly of significant value for harmful places. In Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Station(FDNPS) of Tokyo Electric Power Company holdings(TEPCO), many remotely controlled robots are used for its decommissioning. However, remote operation using robots is not easy, and there were some problems in remote robot operations. Robot testing method considering the tasks of remote robot operation in FDNPS is important for development in robotics and training for operators. Then, we survey about these problems on remote robot operation at FDNPS, and develop robot testing methods to quantitatively evaluate robot capabilities for remote operation based on this survey. This paper introduces this survey and the robot testing methods.