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Nuclear arm control
21 October 2013
When James Fisher Nuclear identified an opportunity to develop an easy-to-service and durable manipulator arm that assists in the management of nuclear waste, the company approached Moog for the hydraulic motion control system including modelling and simulating the product design.
Moog’s engineering knowledge, control software and servo controller technology ensured the manipulator arm could deliver a 6-axis solution with accurate motion.
The control system is comprised of the following Moog designed and built products: two Servo Controllers II (MSC II), three Servo Controllers I (MSC 1, two Servo Drives (MSD) and Motion Control Software.
The system enables shoulder joint rotation of ±130º, Shoulder Pitch ±90º, Elbow Pitch of ±130º, Wrist Rotate ±130º, Wrist Pitch ±130º, Continuous Tool Rotate and End Effector grip width of 0-150 mm (0-5.9 in).
