Development of a Robot Simulator for Remote Operations for Nuclear Decommissioning

Abstract

This paper describes about the current development status of a robot simulator for remote operations for nuclear decommissioning. This simulator is designed for operator proficiency training and a robot development. We implemented plug-in functions that are required to simulate the situations and the conditions for task execution for decommissioning and also utilities for enhancing convenience for the users. We describe the current prototype of the robot simulator and such implemented functions and utilities. Functional details were also introduced and illustrated in this paper.