Teleoperated Pipe Manipulation

Details

• Personal Author:
  Bernold LE ; Lee J ; Lorenc SJ
• Description:
  Excavation, and in particular trenching using backhoes, represents a hazardous working environment for humans. Many hazards exist including trench walls which can collapse, heavy objects which can be accidentally dropped into the opening, and burried utilities that are damaged during the operation. The objective of this paper is twofold: (1) present the concept and development of a spatially integrated pipe-laying system, and (2) prove the technical feasibility and effectiveness of such a system under field conditions. A teleoperated device has been developed which would perform the pipe-laying operation. The pipe-manipulator was integrated with a backhoe excavator, control units and a laser based position measurement tool. An inovative technology for remotely controlling large concrete pipe laying was tested. This technology is considered a key component for improving workers' safety and productivity. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Automation Construction Industry Occupational Health Safety
• Keywords:
  Construction Construction-equipment Construction-industry Excavation-equipment
• Publisher:
  American Society of Civil Engineers
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Proceedings
• Place as Subject:
  North Carolina ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  188-194
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20000083
• Citation:
  Robotics '98, 1998 Apr; :188-194
• Contact Point Address:
  Department of Civil Engineering, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, North Carolina 27695-7908
• Editor(s):
  Demsetz LA
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  1998
• NORA Priority Area:
  Research Tools and Approaches: Control Technology and Personal Protective Equipment
• Performing Organization:
  North Carolina State University, College of Engineering, Department of Civil Engineering
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  19960930
• Source Full Name:
  Robotics '98: Proceedings of the 3rd ASCE Specialty Conference on Robotics for Challenging Environments, Albuquerque, New Mexico, April 26-30, 1998.
• End Date:
  19990929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:49fe5d3ee4ca668dd64fc8515c92934f06645392eed45ca0a6de9fe74498210e815a914a82eb331984b6e434768216ee93cbec10727986230880a0ffcc571689
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/198145/cdc_198145_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 583.55 KB ]