{"id":"https://openalex.org/W2898358825","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","title":"A Robot to Monitor Nuclear Facilities: Using Autonomous Radiation-Monitoring Assistance to Reduce Risk and Cost","display_name":"A Robot to Monitor Nuclear Facilities: Using Autonomous Radiation-Monitoring Assistance to Reduce Risk and Cost","publication_year":2018,"publication_date":"2018-12-13","ids":{"openalex":"https://openalex.org/W2898358825","doi":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","mag":"2898358825"},"language":"en","primary_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","pdf_url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/100/8664496/08574974.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S132261465","display_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","issn_l":"1070-9932","issn":["1070-9932","1558-223X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","raw_type":"journal-article"},"type":"article","indexed_in":["crossref"],"open_access":{"is_oa":true,"oa_status":"bronze","oa_url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/100/8664496/08574974.pdf","any_repository_has_fulltext":true},"authorships":[{"author_position":"first","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5103268854","display_name":"Benjamin Bird","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1537-6401"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":true,"raw_author_name":"Benjamin Bird","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013541868","display_name":"Arron Griffiths","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-6628"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Arron Griffiths","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1916-6628","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5039158413","display_name":"Horatio Martin","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Horatio Martin","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5041821502","display_name":"Eduard Codres","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-0282"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Eduardo Codres","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5515-0282","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5102995434","display_name":"Jennifer Jones","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-0437"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Jennifer Jones","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6919-0437","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5013721697","display_name":"Alexandru Stancu","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8290-522X"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Alexandru Stancu","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5011590665","display_name":"Barry Lennox","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-8324"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Barry Lennox","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0905-8324","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"middle","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5080310566","display_name":"Simon Watson","orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-0147"},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","display_name":"University of Manchester","ror":"https://ror.org/027m9bs27","country_code":"GB","type":"education","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Simon Watson","raw_affiliation_strings":["School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K"],"raw_orcid":"https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9783-0147","affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, University of Manchester, U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"]}]},{"author_position":"last","author":{"id":"https://openalex.org/A5054024291","display_name":"Xavier Poteau","orcid":null},"institutions":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/I4210102204","display_name":"Sellafield (United Kingdom)","ror":"https://ror.org/018skgq22","country_code":"GB","type":"company","lineage":["https://openalex.org/I4210102204"]}],"countries":["GB"],"is_corresponding":false,"raw_author_name":"Xavier Poteau","raw_affiliation_strings":["Sellafield Ltd., U.K"],"raw_orcid":null,"affiliations":[{"raw_affiliation_string":"Sellafield Ltd., U.K","institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I4210102204"]}]}],"institutions":[],"countries_distinct_count":1,"institutions_distinct_count":9,"corresponding_author_ids":["https://openalex.org/A5103268854"],"corresponding_institution_ids":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"],"apc_list":null,"apc_paid":{"value":1788,"currency":"EUR","value_usd":1928},"fwci":50.5416,"has_fulltext":true,"cited_by_count":69,"citation_normalized_percentile":{"value":0.99642815,"is_in_top_1_percent":true,"is_in_top_10_percent":true},"cited_by_percentile_year":{"min":97,"max":99},"biblio":{"volume":"26","issue":"1","first_page":"35","last_page":"43"},"is_retracted":false,"is_paratext":false,"is_xpac":false,"primary_topic":{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10191","display_name":"Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization","score":0.9965999722480774,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},"topics":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10191","display_name":"Robotics and Sensor-Based Localization","score":0.9965999722480774,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2202","display_name":"Aerospace Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T10586","display_name":"Robotic Path Planning Algorithms","score":0.9904000163078308,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/1707","display_name":"Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/17","display_name":"Computer Science"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}},{"id":"https://openalex.org/T13382","display_name":"Robotics and Automated Systems","score":0.9897000193595886,"subfield":{"id":"https://openalex.org/subfields/2207","display_name":"Control and Systems Engineering"},"field":{"id":"https://openalex.org/fields/22","display_name":"Engineering"},"domain":{"id":"https://openalex.org/domains/3","display_name":"Physical Sciences"}}],"keywords":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/robot","display_name":"Robot","score":0.5757741332054138},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/process","display_name":"Process (computing)","score":0.5541363954544067},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radiation-monitoring","display_name":"Radiation monitoring","score":0.5498759746551514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/risk-analysis","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","score":0.5070939064025879},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/radiological-weapon","display_name":"Radiological weapon","score":0.486227422952652},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/systems-engineering","display_name":"Systems engineering","score":0.4689604341983795},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/computer-science","display_name":"Computer science","score":0.4459093511104584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/engineering","display_name":"Engineering","score":0.4348662495613098},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/artificial-intelligence","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","score":0.17128103971481323},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/business","display_name":"Business","score":0.11644896864891052},{"id":"https://openalex.org/keywords/operating-system","display_name":"Operating system","score":0.06652423739433289}],"concepts":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/C90509273","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11012","display_name":"Robot","level":2,"score":0.5757741332054138},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C98045186","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q205663","display_name":"Process (computing)","level":2,"score":0.5541363954544067},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2779170139","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7280357","display_name":"Radiation monitoring","level":2,"score":0.5498759746551514},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C112930515","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4389547","display_name":"Risk analysis (engineering)","level":1,"score":0.5070939064025879},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C190892606","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3512464","display_name":"Radiological weapon","level":2,"score":0.486227422952652},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C201995342","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q682496","display_name":"Systems engineering","level":1,"score":0.4689604341983795},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C41008148","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21198","display_name":"Computer science","level":0,"score":0.4459093511104584},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C127413603","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11023","display_name":"Engineering","level":0,"score":0.4348662495613098},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C154945302","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11660","display_name":"Artificial intelligence","level":1,"score":0.17128103971481323},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C144133560","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4830453","display_name":"Business","level":0,"score":0.11644896864891052},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C111919701","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9135","display_name":"Operating system","level":1,"score":0.06652423739433289},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C2989005","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q214963","display_name":"Nuclear medicine","level":1,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C71924100","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q11190","display_name":"Medicine","level":0,"score":0.0},{"id":"https://openalex.org/C126838900","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q77604","display_name":"Radiology","level":1,"score":0.0}],"mesh":[],"locations_count":3,"locations":[{"id":"doi:10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","pdf_url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/100/8664496/08574974.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S132261465","display_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","issn_l":"1070-9932","issn":["1070-9932","1558-223X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","raw_type":"journal-article"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pure.atira.dk:openaire/7406cd6e-49b8-4c83-ae2e-9e6377d34207","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://research.manchester.ac.uk/en/publications/7406cd6e-49b8-4c83-ae2e-9e6377d34207","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400662","display_name":"Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","host_organization_name":"University of Manchester","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"other-oa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/other-oa","version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"Bird, B, Griffiths, A, Martin, H, Codres, E, Jones, J, Stancu, A, Lennox, B, Watson, S & Poteau, X 2019, 'A robot to monitor nuclear facilities : Using autonomous radiation-monitoring assistance to reduce risk and cost', IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine , vol. 26, no. 1, 8574974, pp. 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2018.2879755","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"},{"id":"pmh:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/7406cd6e-49b8-4c83-ae2e-9e6377d34207","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85058626913&partnerID=8YFLogxK","pdf_url":null,"source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S4306400662","display_name":"Research Explorer (The University of Manchester)","issn_l":null,"issn":null,"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":false,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/I28407311","host_organization_name":"University of Manchester","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/I28407311"],"host_organization_lineage_names":[],"type":"repository"},"license":"other-oa","license_id":"https://openalex.org/licenses/other-oa","version":"submittedVersion","is_accepted":false,"is_published":false,"raw_source_name":"Bird, B, Griffiths, A, Martin, H, Codres, E, Jones, J, Stancu, A, Lennox, B, Watson, S & Poteau, X 2019, 'A robot to monitor nuclear facilities : Using autonomous radiation-monitoring assistance to reduce risk and cost', IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine , vol. 26, no. 1, 8574974, pp. 35-43. https://doi.org/10.1109/MRA.2018.2879755","raw_type":"info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion"}],"best_oa_location":{"id":"doi:10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","is_oa":true,"landing_page_url":"https://doi.org/10.1109/mra.2018.2879755","pdf_url":"https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/ielx7/100/8664496/08574974.pdf","source":{"id":"https://openalex.org/S132261465","display_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","issn_l":"1070-9932","issn":["1070-9932","1558-223X"],"is_oa":false,"is_in_doaj":false,"is_core":true,"host_organization":"https://openalex.org/P4310319808","host_organization_name":"Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers","host_organization_lineage":["https://openalex.org/P4310319808"],"host_organization_lineage_names":["Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers"],"type":"journal"},"license":null,"license_id":null,"version":"publishedVersion","is_accepted":true,"is_published":true,"raw_source_name":"IEEE Robotics & Automation Magazine","raw_type":"journal-article"},"sustainable_development_goals":[],"awards":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2518717205","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"EP/P01366X/1","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334627","funder_display_name":"Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G2876731228","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"EP/P018505/1","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334627","funder_display_name":"Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council"},{"id":"https://openalex.org/G5629002937","display_name":null,"funder_award_id":"Project EP/P01366X/1; EP/P018505/1","funder_id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334627","funder_display_name":"Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council"}],"funders":[{"id":"https://openalex.org/F4320334627","display_name":"Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council","ror":"https://ror.org/0439y7842"}],"has_content":{"grobid_xml":true,"pdf":true},"content_urls":{"pdf":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2898358825.pdf","grobid_xml":"https://content.openalex.org/works/W2898358825.grobid-xml"},"referenced_works_count":20,"referenced_works":["https://openalex.org/W563860906","https://openalex.org/W1544032329","https://openalex.org/W1950970151","https://openalex.org/W1973876344","https://openalex.org/W2001099712","https://openalex.org/W2148820580","https://openalex.org/W2169781427","https://openalex.org/W2406563910","https://openalex.org/W2417875186","https://openalex.org/W2461937780","https://openalex.org/W2488801630","https://openalex.org/W2520329954","https://openalex.org/W2587869889","https://openalex.org/W2774058296","https://openalex.org/W2804058932","https://openalex.org/W2911718145","https://openalex.org/W3005642736","https://openalex.org/W3124420883","https://openalex.org/W4236668530","https://openalex.org/W6682324061"],"related_works":["https://openalex.org/W2037055773","https://openalex.org/W2031600237","https://openalex.org/W209247011","https://openalex.org/W299246606","https://openalex.org/W4252678758","https://openalex.org/W2165890417","https://openalex.org/W2096460790","https://openalex.org/W2369518076","https://openalex.org/W2338655063","https://openalex.org/W2807850639"],"abstract_inverted_index":{"Nuclear":[0],"facilities":[1],"often":[2],"require":[3],"continuous":[4],"monitoring":[5,28],"to":[6,18,26,30,55],"ensure":[7],"there":[8,48],"is":[9,29,35],"no":[10],"contamination":[11],"of":[12],"radioactive":[13],"materials":[14],"that":[15],"might":[16],"lead":[17],"safety":[19],"or":[20],"environmental":[21],"issues.":[22],"The":[23],"current":[24],"approach":[25],"radiological":[27],"use":[31],"human":[32],"operators,":[33],"which":[34],"both":[36],"time":[37],"consuming":[38],"and":[39],"cost":[40],"inefficient.":[41],"As":[42],"with":[43],"many":[44],"repetitive,":[45],"routine":[46],"tasks,":[47],"are":[49],"considerable":[50],"opportunities":[51],"for":[52],"the":[53],"process":[54],"be":[56],"improved":[57],"using":[58],"autonomous":[59],"robotic":[60],"systems.":[61]},"counts_by_year":[{"year":2026,"cited_by_count":2},{"year":2025,"cited_by_count":7},{"year":2024,"cited_by_count":13},{"year":2023,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2022,"cited_by_count":14},{"year":2021,"cited_by_count":11},{"year":2020,"cited_by_count":9},{"year":2019,"cited_by_count":4}],"updated_date":"2025-11-06T03:46:38.306776","created_date":"2025-10-10T00:00:00"}