Partial automation of control rod inspection using coordinate measuring machine and machine vision

Author

Shreekanth Vadakattu

Abstract

"The annual inspection of control rods at the UMR Reactor (UMRR) is performed manually using a feeler gauge to measure the bow of the rod and via visual inspection to identify pits. The inspection tasks are performed to semi-quantitatively estimate the service life and in-service compliance of the control rod. Since these conventional inspection methods yield subjective results, and in the process personnel receive a radiation dose, there is a need to automate this task in order to reduce personnel exposure and institute a quantitative means of inspection. The objectives of the present work were to automate this inspection task by using a Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM) to measure bow and applying machine vision to identify pits"--Abstract, page iii.

Department(s)

Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering

Degree Name

M.S. in Manufacturing Engineering

Comments

Accompanying CD-ROM, available at Missouri S&T Library, contains Appendix J.
System requirements: Windows media player; Image program capable of displaying bitmap images.

Publisher

University of Missouri--Rolla

Publication Date

Spring 2005

Pagination

x, 179 pages, CD-ROM

Rights

© 2005 Shreekanth Vadakattu, All rights reserved.

Document Type

Thesis - Citation

File Type

text

Language

English

Subject Headings

Nuclear fuel rods -- InspectionComputer visionMeasuring instrumentsAutomation

Thesis Number

T 8792

Print OCLC #

70831563

Recommended Citation

Vadakattu, Shreekanth, "Partial automation of control rod inspection using coordinate measuring machine and machine vision" (2005). Masters Theses. 5824.
https://scholarsmine.mst.edu/masters_theses/5824