ATS seminar Riikka Virkkunen Head of Research Area Systems Engineering

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1 ATS seminar Riikka Virkkunen Head of Research Area Systems Engineering

2 2 Review on ROViR (Remote operation and virtual reality) activities Outline Background: fusion research, ITER Remote operation and virtual reality centre ROViR Long term competence development Future possibilites

3 3 Fusion reserach in Europe Euratom Fusion Programme in the 7th Framework Programme aiming at harnessing fusion energy Europe the world leader in fusion research multilateral European Fusion Development Agreement (EFDA) for co-ordination in Europe between assosiations and Euroatom EU as partner in ITER global project towards next generation fusion reactor Fusion for Energy (F4E) to provide European in-kind contributions for ITER including component and system procurements, services and technology R&D for ITER

4 4 VTT in Fusion Energy Research As a part of the Fusion Programme with Tekes, Association EURATOM-TEKES EFDA Fusion Physics and Materials Research Energy and Particle Confinement and Transport Power and Particle Exhaust, Plasma-Wall Interactions Energetic Particle Physics Theory and Modelling for ITER and DEMO Code Development Plasma Diagnostics Emerging Technology and Power Plant Physics and Technology Fusion for Energy (F4E) Divertor Remote Handling Design Updates and Testing (Divertor test platform, DTP2)

5 5 ITER a Big Science Project that needs technology Operational Fusion Plants ~20 years after ITER? ~ 5000 MW JET(operating) EU 16 MW ITER (under construction) EU, Japan, USA, Russia, China, S. Korea, India 500 MW First plasma in 2022? DEMO (future) EU 3000 MW

6 6 Divertor Test Platform DTP2 Divertor maintenance operations to be verified (Cassette locking, cleaning, transportation) Necessary for developing and testing devices, sequences and operational procedures for ITER maintenance Divertor Divertor Cassette (54) Maintenance Tunnel

7 7 ROViR - Remote Operations and Virtual Reality Center Established to conduct research for ITER fusion program VTT and Tampere University of Technology (TUT) Hosts (VTT) a full-scale model of the fusion reactor divertor maintenance system, Divertor Test Platform (DTP2) Specialises in remote handling and virtual reality applications for industrial needs

8 8 Partners and supporters ROViR and its stakeholders Customers International universities TUT Finnish companies International companies Finnish companies VTT ROViR LUT ITER Tekes City of Tampere EC F4E

9 9 ROViR - Background Research (EFDA & TUT) on Water Hydraulic Manipulator ROViR Centre planning 2004, established 2005 Divertor Test Platform Project with foundation of VTT DTP2 lab Concept design and procurement of machines & equipment Design and assembly of Control System and Control Room Assembly of the Divertor Test Platform and first test runs Inauguration of the Divertor Test Plarform 2009 Test runs and development with the Mock-ups continuing Joint Professorship between VTT and TUT year

10 10 ITER Divertor Maintenance Characteristics: High load capacity (~10t) Constricted space (< 20mm) High demand on position and force control accuracy High radiation dose Limited choice of materials, sensors, etc. No human access into reactor vessel Limited camera view Reliability Fail safe Fault tolerant Recoverable Servo controlled water hydraulics is a key element of powerful transporters and robots Cassette Multibody Mover (CMM) Water Hydraulic Manipulator (WHMAN) Cassette Toroidal Mover (CTM)

11 11 Divertor Test Platform (DTP2) activities Divertor maintenance Test and Verification Sequences (Second cassette, Central cassette) Robustness Reliability Control room & operations Virtual model for remote operation Viewing system Condition monitoring Operation Design, modifications and mock-ups CMM modifications Mock-up updates In-vessel transporter Cassette locking Testing Control system development System Design

12 12 ROViR Competences The main areas of competencies are: Remote handling systems Water hydraulics solutions Manipulator technology Requirements management Systems Engineering Control system development Virtual and augmented reality Verification and validation with virtual mock-ups Reliability, Availability, Maintainability, Safety, Inspectability (RAMS/RAMI) Digital Engineering, simulation Manufacturability

13 13 The implementation of Virtual technology at ROViR Virtual models for: Virtual prototyping and analysis Task specification and planning Device and tool specification Control system development Manufacturability analysis Maintenance planning Condition monitoring Operator training

14 14 Virtual engineering for machine systems, competence development in VTT First virtual reality project, Working machine simulator Virtual reality in manual task design, ergonomics Digital human models, analysing ergonomics and vibration limits Digital human models, analysing ergonomics and vibration limits Design simulator for cabins. Augmeted instructions for assembly work Manual work support using virtual and augmented reality (EU IP project) User experience simulator Cabin of the future Virtual mixed real environments continuum in Human Centred Design Comprehensive user experience Virtual modelling of machine systems for ITER by TUT Remote operation and virtual reality centre (ROViR) between VTT and TUT ROViR team at VTT Divertor test platform (DTP) inauguration First DTP grant Second DTP grant ROViR professorship Third DTP grant ITER contracts National contracts Systems engineering Machine and nuclear sector Towards commercial fusion (ITER, DEMO) Maintenance in energy sector Autonomous machines and robots

15 15 CTM Future possibilities: DT2 With extension Umbilical Tunnel Cassette Manipulator CMM Extension Port area

16 16 Future possibilities: Remote Operations at ITER Transfer cask system (EU) Blanket RH (JA) Neutral Beam RH (EU) In-vessel Viewing System (EU) In-vessel divertor maintenance (EU) Hot Cell maintenance equipment (IO) 16

17 17 Future possibilities: Remote Operations at ITER Transfer cask system (EU) Blanket RH (JA) Neutral Beam RH (EU) In-vessel Viewing System (EU) In-vessel divertor maintenance (EU) Hot Cell maintenance equipment (IO) 17

18 18 ROViR Activities (2014) and future prospects with F4E/ITER Finalising the Grant 3 (Divertor Remote Handling DTP2 operations, Phase 3, Testing, F4E) Divertor Locking system testing and development, heating (ITER) Providing assistance for the Remote Handling Divertor Procurement Consortium (F4E) Providing Engineering Support Services for F4E in different areas of Remote Handling system development and verifications (outside Lot1) Providing Engineering support for evaluation and enhancement of manufacturability of different parts (cost reduction possibilities) Providing test facilities and verification support for prototypes/parts of equipment during execution of demanding procurement projects (divertors, ) Providing studies of different solutions/options, especially related to RH and manufacturing design/technologies (rescue scenarios, )

19 19 Future possibilities, summary ITER related projects continue, more with contracts provide services for consortiums, extend test labs (f.ex. Asssystem consortium for 43 M, > 10 % to Finland?) DEMO reactor activities Other possibilities like China fusion programme Research within Horizon2020 (Fusion energy research, NMP, ICT) Services for Finnish and international industry engineering support for complex machine systems systems and requirements engineering New application areas: power plant maintenance, commissioning-decommissioning, mining, off-shore,

20 20 VTT creates business from technology