Publications / 1993 Proceedings of the 10th ISARC, Houston, USA

A Remote Measuring System for the Mapping of the Hazardous Environments

N.S. McPhater
Pages 333-340 (1993 Proceedings of the 10th ISARC, Houston, USA, ISBN 9780444815231, ISSN 2413-5844)
Abstract:

Close range photogrammetric measurement is a proven method for the mapping of industrial structures and has been widely employed within the process plant and nuclear industries. Unfortunately the radiological conditions encountered within active parts of many nuclear installations may severely contain any measurement system which depends on photo-chemical imaging. This paper describes the development of the HAZMAP photogrammetric system, developed under European Commission TELEMAN project initiative, which is intended to operate within hazardous nuclear environments. The system utilizes a remote measurement/inspection unit which is coupled via a photogrammetric module to a process plant design management system (PDMS). Accordingly 3D CAD plant models can be constructed from the digital images acquired photogrammetrically. A number of trials of the HAZMAP system are also described. These have demonstrated the feasibility of the system for constructing accurate 3D CAD plant models which can be used both for conventional engineering purposes and for planning and simulating robotic entry.

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