Real Time Software Control System For The NERO Wall Climbing Robot

Abstract

This paper describes the structure of the real time control software system for NERO wall climbing robots which were commissioned by Nuclear Electric plc. The NERO robot is driven remotely by an operator via a control console. The status of the robot and the control console is displayed on the console’s PC monitor. In order to ensure the information on the screen is up-to-date, a multitasking facility is included. This allows the software system to control the robot's movement and at the same time interrogate all the essential sensors.