Preliminary Studies for a Drilling Robot Firefighter.

Abstract

The USAF has produced a firefighter's drill to be used for aircraft fires. This report describes preliminary studies which were conducted to establish a data base for the design of a robotic manipulator for the drill. The loads associated with drilling of aircraft skins are measured and characterized. Link flexibility effects are studied and manipulator modeling and control issues are identified. Keywords: Firefighting, Robotics, Drilling machines, Drills.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1987
Accession Number
ADA187266

Entities

People

  • D. A. Lawrence
  • David L. Smith
  • J. P. Harris

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Actuators
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Control Systems Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Mechanics
  • Modulus Of Elasticity
  • Personal Computers
  • Regulators
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Shear Modulus
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Fire Suppression Systems Design.
  • Manufacturing Engineering.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy