Development of an Integrated Robotic Radioisotope Identification and Location System

Abstract

This project involves integrating a commercially available Hyper Pure Germanium (HPGe) system within a robotic base in order to inspect an area for either radioisotopes that could be used for a radiological dispersal device (RDD) or are classified as Special Nuclear Material (SNM). In operation, at a given location in the room, the robot rotates about its circumference searching for radionuclides. The robot then estimates the direct ion of a source of interest. The robot can then be moved to a new location to repeat the process. With three locations and a direction to the course from each, a program then calculates the estimated location of the source of interest. The project also investigated statistical properties related to isotope identification software and the effects of changing the settings of the program and the setup of the experiment.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 05, 2009
Accession Number
ADA548792

Entities

People

  • Christina J. Moore

Organizations

  • United States Naval Academy

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Energy and Power Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Dead Reckoning
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Fissile Materials
  • Gamma Rays
  • Inverters
  • Materials
  • Measurement
  • Nuclear Materials
  • Power Supplies
  • Radioactive Materials
  • Radiological Weapons
  • Uninterruptible Power Supplies
  • United States Naval Academy
  • Warning Systems

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Nuclear and Radiation Engineering.

Technology Areas

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