Digital LEAPS - Androids for remote access

23 May 2023, 08:55 → 24 May 2023, 11:00 Europe/Zurich

CERN

Marco Calvi (PSI)

Digital LEAPS - Androids for remote access

The League of the European Accelerator based Photon Sources (LEAPS) promotes the digitalisation of its analytical research infrastructures under the project Digital LEAPS, approved by the LEAPS general assembly in 2021. This initiative aims to enhance the reliability and the quality of the photon beam for science. Among the different directions, the working package 3.4 will establish collaborations and synergies in the field of robotic solutions for particle accelerators operation and maintenance. This workshop is organised with the collaboration of CERN and it starts a series of initiative to fulfil the mentioned goals.

 

The objectives of the workshop are :
- A summary document with the status of the robotic activities at the LEAPS laboratories.
- Define the requirements for robots accessibility for remote operation and maintenance in light sources (Synchrotron and FELs).
- Establish collaboration(s) between LEAPS laboratories and CERN in the form of memorandum of understanding
- Proposal of a working group between European particle accelerators to establish best practice for remote maintenance to improve machines’ availability and safety
 

Workshop organising committee :
Rainer Wanzenberg - DESY
Mario Di Castro - CERN
Marco Calvi - PSI

20230523_DL_Androids_kickoff_Day2.pdf

CERN_MAP.pdf

Kick_off_Digital_LEAPS_WP3.6.pdf

MdCastro_Robotics4AccMaintennance.pdf

Tuesday 23 May

Introduction

1 Welcome

Round table for introduction

2 Digital LEAPS workshop kick-off

Speaker: Dr Marco Calvi (PSI)

20230523_DL_Androids_kickoff_2.pptx

3 BE-CEM Introduction

Speaker: Dr Alessandro Masi (CERN)

CEM_Overview_LEAPS_Workshop@CERN.pdf

CEM_Overview_LEAPS_Workshop@CERN.pptx

Morning session I

4 Remote handling of radioactive targets at the SPES facility

SPES (Selective Production of Exotic Species) is a new facility being developed by Legnaro National Laboratories of INFN. Once operational, it will be able to generate high-intensity RIB (Radioactive Ion Beams) for research in the field of nuclear physics, and investigate medical applications through the ISOLPHARM project. The interaction of a 40 MeV 200 μA primary beam produced by a cyclotron proton driver with a multi-foil uranium carbide target leads to the production of the radioactive isotopes of interest. Collisions take place within the Target Ion Source (TIS) unit, which is the core of the SPES project. During the operation, a periodic replacement of the TIS unit is required to maintain process efficiency. Automated systems can perform critical tasks under such highly radioactive conditions, including handling, transporting, and storing the TIS unit without human intervention. For this reason, a remote handling framework is currently being developed to meet the functional and safety requirements of the project. In this talk, the SPES target area is presented. Here, remote handling systems ensure the proper operation of the facility, preventing staff from being exposed to high dose rates or contamination problems.

Speaker: Dr Giordano Lilli (INFN)

Remote handling of radioactive targets at the SPES facility.pdf

Remote handling of radioactive targets at the SPES facility.pptx

5 Elettra introduction

Speakers: Dr Andrey Vukolov (ELETTRA), Dr Francesco Guzzi (ELETTRA)

cern2023.pdf

cern2023.pptx

10:30 Coffee break

Morning session II

6 MARWIN: Status quo on the semi-autonomous maintenance robot in the European XFEL

MARWIN is a research project between DESY in Hamburg and Hochschule 21 in Buxtehude, a local university of applied sciences. MARWIN is a concept of a semi-autonomous driverless transport vehicle that is used for measurement and inspection work in the European XFEL. The talk gives an overview of the status of the research project and the solutions that have been developed.

Speaker: Dr André Dehne (ASPERON)

20230523_MARWIN_LEAPS.pptx

7 MaxIV Laboratory: A Review of Automated and Self-Operating Processes

MaxIV Laboratory uses manipulators and robotic solutions on a daily basis for tasks such as sample delivery, detector positioning, blue lining, and working on automated measurement methods. This report will provide a review of automated process solutions, including both customer-made and in-house built applications.”

Speaker: Dr Alina Andersson (MAXVI)

A Review of Automated and Self-Operating Processes.pdf

8 Developing Electronics for Radiation Environments

Speaker: Dr Salvatore Danzeca (CERN)

Radiation Tolerant Development - How to_v2.pdf

Radiation Tolerant Development - How to_v2.pptx

12:10 Lunch break

13:10 Transport - Meyrin to Prévessin

Afternoon session

9 Androids for remote access: Activities and plans at DESY

Speaker: Dr Rainer Wanzernberg (DESY)

DESY_Wanzenberg_23May2023.pdf

DESY_Wanzenberg_23May2023.pptx

10 SOLEIL status and challenge on automation and robotic

Speaker: Dr Laura Munoz (SOLEIL)

DL_SOLEIL_ROBOTIC_CERN_20230523.pdf

11 Undulator control systems installed inside the accelerator tunnel.

Experiences with undulator control systems installed inside the accelerator tunnel, using Beckhoff PLC, EtherCat fieldbus and Heidenhain absolute encoders will be documented. This includes different generations of soft PLCs and motor drivers which performed sometime in an unexpected way. Examples of projects realized using Beckhoff PLC will be used to highlight some open issues which we would like to discuss together with the rest of the participants.

Speaker: Dr Marc Brügger (PSI)

Undulator control systems installed inside the accelerator tunnel.pptx

12 Robotic Solutions for Maintenance and Quality Assurance

To decrease human exposure to hazards in hostile environments, Remote Handling (RH) tasks ― the action of using a mechatronic device to execute remote-controlled operations ― are needed. At CERN, the BE-CEM group is responsible for planning and safely performing RH operations for remote maintenance. Based on the feedback retrieved by the many remote robotic interventions done on the field during the last years, a code of practice framework for remote maintenance has been created to assist design engineers with guidelines to be followed for machine components design to ensure compatibility with remote interventions. Such best practices can be applied also outside CERN, indeed to any environment where robots must dynamically interact with a known and designable environment. This talk will present the status of these best practises and will highlight how they can be applied to new installations at CERN.

Speaker: Luca Rosario Buonocore (CERN)

Robotic Solutions for Maintenance and Quality Assurance

Visiting the CERN laboratories

13 927 Lab visit

17:30 Transport - Prévessin to Meyrin

19:10 Transport - Meyrin to Restaurant

Social Event

Aperol

Wednesday 24 May

Wrap-up session

10:30 Coffee break