3 accepted papers
The decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plants is a national urgent problem in Japan. The distribution and characteristics of the fuel debris inside the nuclear reactor must be investigated to safely retrieve them. This letter describes a 10-m-long articulated manipulator for inve
A synthetic fiber rope is potentially capable of replacing a stainless steel wire rope because it is light weight, and has high tensile strength and flexibility. In order to exploit the maximum tensile strength of the rope, a terminal fixation method with a sufficient fixing force is essential. Howe
A synthetic fiber rope, which is lightweight and has a high tensile strength and flexibility, is receiving considerable attention as a replacement for a stainless steel wire rope. This letter describes its ability to endure repetitive bending. We performed experiments in conformity with the ISO 2020