robots

VERI II B

> General description

VERI II B (Teleoperated Vehicle for Investigation 2B) VERI II B always forms part of the operational equipment of Groupe INTRA but is now reserved for possible non emergency missions.

Robot VERI II B can be teleoperated until a distance of 2 kilometers. It can complete work with its embarked hydraulic tools (shear, power pick and drilling machine).

> The NBC driving / command stations shelter.

It acts of a mobile unit since which takes place the piloting of the robot and the follow-up of the operations. Set up in a non hostile area, it has howewer a classified protection NBC * and an internal and external radiological supervision system. The whole of the system can be moved and to be operational very quickly.
*NBC : Ranked protection : Nuclear, Bacteriological, Chemical.

> The driving desk necessities two operators.

• a pilot for the control of the robot,
• a navigator for the general monitoring of the mission.

> The command station:
Joint to the driving desk, it enables INTRA managers to provide the interface with the authorities and the in-the-field operations coordination. They have all the required communication equipment as well as a video system control allowing them to follow the VERI 2B operations in real time.

> The radio relay station:
Manually set up in non hostile area, the radio relay station is an optional equipment. It is used when the environment presents difficulties for the transmissions. Set up on a trailer attached with a light vehicle, it is in charge of video transmissions either by radio links or fiber optics.

> Technical Characteristics

> Véhicle Intergrator : THOMSON Manufacturer : Kassbohrer Type : Flexmobil - Rubber caterpillar Engine : Deutz 152 HP - air cooled diesel Autonomy : 10 hours Max speed : 6,9 m/s Vision : 4 cameras, one of which on turrets > Remote manipulation arm Hydraulic remote controlled manipulation arm.. 5 degrees margin + clamp tightening. Tous les axes ont une vitesse variable, contrôlée depuis le poste de pilotage. Manipulation distance : 2,85 m. Full extension carrying capacity : 290 Kg. Tools being able to be connected on the arm : Cup, slicer, drilling machine, cut cable, drilling machine. > Operating conditions Day and night all terrain vehicle. Slope climbing capacity < 30° Operating temperature -20 °C < T° < + 50 °C Max integrated dose 10 Gy > Dimensions of the vehicle Length : 4,30 m Width : 2,40 m Height : 2,80 m Mass : 5 000 Kg

ERASE

> General description

ERASE ( External Reconnaissance, Assistance and Surveillance Robot )

Erase is the external sites inspection vehicle of the second generation fleet. Thanks to its elaborated transmission, ERASE can perform its missions up to a distance of 10 km . Its technical characteristics allow it to remain operational for a long time in an hostile environment.

• Rubber caterpillars
• Harsh environment electronics
• Improved transmission
• Autonomy : 10 h

The pilots and the transmission manager are protected in NBC shelters..
Groupe INTRA has got two of these units.

> Technical Characteristics

> Véhicle Intergrator : THOMSON Manufacturer : Kassbohrer Type : Flexmobil - Rubber caterpillar Engine : Deutz 152 HP - air cooled diesel Autonomy : 10 hours Max speed :4,2 m/s Vision : 5 cameras, two of which on turrets > Remote manipulation arm Hydraulic remote controlled manipulation arm. 5 degrees margin + clamp tightening. Manipulation distance : 2,85 m. Full extension carrying capacity : 290 Kg. > Operating conditions Day and night all terrain vehicle Slope climbing capacity < 30°. Max hygrometry : 80 % à + 30 °C. Operating temperature : - 20 °C < T° < + 45 °C. Max dose rate : 1 Gy/h. Max integrated dose : 103 Gy (harsh environment electronics). > Dimensions of the vehicle Length : 4,80 m. Width : 2,75 m. Height : 3,62 m. Mass : 6 180 Kg

ERELT

> Missions

ERELT (Teleoperated Relay Robot)

• Main mission :
  To relay the transmissions (Radio-com-mands, radio-measurements, videos, sounds) from and towards other robots and to improve the radioelectrical coverage.
• Related missions :
  Visual inspection - Radioactivity and temperature measurement
  

> General description

ERELT is built on the same mechanical basis as ERASE but without arm. Its telescopic mast allows it to relay the transmission from and towards ERASE and EBENNE.
Groupe INTRA has two units.

> Operation

• In robot mode :
It is teleoperated from the driving desk up to a position which allows the radioelectric coverage of the vehicles working in the area. The optic fiber it has uncoilled assure a reliabl link with the command post.

• In relay mode
Put "on post", it passes under PCT control, unfolds the telescopic mast
and tracks the antennae so as to carry out its relay function during 80 hours. In robot mode, it can be remote controlled like an ERASE, without optic fiber, but in this case it cannot assume its relay function. Once the mission has been achieved, the vehicle goes back to the non-hostile area.

> Technical characteristics

> Véhicle Integrator : THOMSON Manufacturer : Kassbohrer Type : Flexmobil - rubber caterpillar Engine : Deutz 152 HP - air cooled diesel Max speed : 4,2 m/s Max distance radio relay : 5 km of fiber optic cable on board Autonomy in radio relay : 80 hours Vision : 4 cameras, two of which on turrets > Operating conditions Day and night all-terrain vehicle. Slope climbing capacity < 26° Max hygrometry : 80 % à + 30°C Operating temperature : - 20°C < T < + 45°C Max dose rate level : 1 Gy/h Max integrated dose : 10 Gy > Dimensions of the vehicle Length : 4,60 m Width : 2,75 m Height : 4,50 m Mass : 6 510 k

ERELH

> Missions

ERELH (Inhabited Relay Shelter)

Set up in non-hostile areas, ERELH is a complementary relay system destined to improve the radioelectric coverage of the inspected areas visited by the ERASE and EBENNE robots.

INTRA has got two units of this system.

> General description

ERELH system consists of an inhabited vehicle and a handling mast set up on a trailer The ERELH vehicle has been built on the basis of an industrial 4x4 type truck surmounted by a shelter fitted with all the necessary transmissions management devices and two telescopic masts. The first one is used for the transmission relay. The second one is equipped with hertzian waves which assume the link with the PCT (through the handling mast, cable linked to the PCT). The system is managed by an operator. The entire autonomous system can be easily moved and put on operation rapidly.

> Technical Characteristics

> Véhicle Integrator : Société Nouvelle des établissements Verger & Delporte. Véhicle : Carrier Renault 4x4 Autonomy in radio relay : 100 hours > Shelter Shelter NBC with integrated servitudes system. Length : 4,25 m Width : 2,44 m Height : 2,95 m Mass : 4 100 kg Height of the masts : 18 m > Operating conditions Operation temperature : - 20°C < T < + 45°C Max hygrometry : 50 % à + 45°C 95 % à - 20°C Acceptable wind speed : < 30 m/s > Dimensions Length : 6,80 m Width : 2,34 m Height : 2,80 m Mass : 5 600 kg Electrical command mast. Height of the mast : 17,5 m

PCT second generation

The central transmission shelter

It consists of a mobile set from which the transmission general management and the in-process operations supervision are made. It is from this shelter that an operator manages all the radio links and programs the configuration of the different functions as well as videos, audios, data, computers, locally or on robots on board. A part of this shelter allows Groupe INTRA manager to ensure the on the spot operation coordination. He has all the required communication equipement at his disposal.

PP second generation

The driving desk shelter

It is equipped with two independent driving desks enabling the simultaneous driving and following of two robots.

Two operators are entrusted with the driving desks :

• one operator for the driving part of the vehicle,
• one navigator who is in charge of the general supervision of the mission (data transmitted by the vehicle, general state of the vehicle).