Preliminary studies for a Drilling Robot Firefighter

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Authors
Smith, D.L.
Harris, J.P.
Lawrence, D.A.
Subjects
Firefighting
Robotics
Drilling
Advisors
Date of Issue
1987-08
Date
August 1987
Publisher
Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School
Language
Abstract
The USAF has produced a firefighter's drill to be used for aircraft fires. This report describes preliminary studies which were conducted to establish a data base for the design of a robotic manipulator for the drill. The loads associated with drilling of aircraft skins are measured and characterized. Link flexibility effects are studied and manipulator modeling and control issues are identified.
Type
Technical Report
Description
Approved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
Prepared for: Naval Surface Weapons Center White Oak Silver Spring, MD 20910
Series/Report No
Department
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering (MAE)
Organization
Naval Postgraduate School
Identifiers
NPS Report Number
NPS 69-87-005
Sponsors
Funder
6326ZN
S1819
Naval Surface Weapons Ctr
Format
173 p.
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Rights
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. As such, it is in the public domain, and under the provisions of Title 17, United States Code, Section 105, it may not be copyrighted.
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