CERN – LESS Robot
Robot Development for Laser Engineered Surface Structures in the CERN Large Hadron Collider
R&D Projects
FAST CR
This robot – based on the FAST platform – is capable of cleaning, grinding, polishing and even painting hard to reach & access areas.
AWF – autonomous weld following
Based on camera images the exact weld center position is calculated and correction factors are sent to the motor controllers. With this information the robot can follow the weld precisely.
Gas Detection and Safety System
The concentration of hydrocarbons is measured continuously by the gas detector by sampling through a long tube which is integrated in the umbilical cable.
3D Laser Pointcloud Stitching
A 3D Laser Range Finder on a robot creates 3D pointclouds. These pointclouds are stitched and additional sensor data is used to localize the robot in 3D space.