Robot Path Planning Utilizing Object Recognition for Inspection of Nuclear Material Containers

K Balan, PY Li, MS Bandstra, K Patel… - … on Safety Security …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent advances in machine learning (ML) based object recognition have enabled robotic
systems to autonomously navigate to and investigate sources of radiation such as nuclear …

[PDF][PDF] Integration of independent NDA techniques within a SLAM-based robotic system for improving safeguards standard routines: a review of the current status and …

F Gagliardi - ESARDA Bull.-Int. J. Nucl. Safeguards Non …, 2022 - esarda.jrc.ec.europa.eu
Agencies devoted to safeguard and non-proliferation make large use of techniques based
upon non-destructive assays (NDA) systems for ensuring the correctness of operator …

A Forward Model For Minimum Detectable Activity

T Doughney, J Gillam, A Roufos… - 2024 IEEE Nuclear …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The analysis of Minimum Detectable Activity over complex environments is a valuable tool
for radiological search and survey personnel. Clearance maps can be created to inform …

Ongoing advancement of free-moving radiation imaging and map**

BJ Quiter, MS Bandstra, JW Cates… - Hard X-Ray …, 2022 - spiedigitallibrary.org
By combining radiation detection technologies with robotics sensing, the ability to
continuously conduct gamma-ray imaging using freely-moving systems was demonstrated in …