ICALEPCS2013 - List of Authors (Bestmann, P.)

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Remote Control of Heterogeneous Sensors for 3D LHC Collimator Alignment

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C. Charrondière, P. Bestmann, T. Feniet
CERN, Geneva, Switzerland

Periodically the alignment of LHC collimators needs to be verified. Access for personnel is limited due to the level of radiation close to the collimators. The required measurements precision must be comparable to the other equipment in the LHC tunnel, meaning 0.15 mm in a sliding window of 200 m. Hence conventional measurements would take 4 days for a team of 3 people. This presentation covers the design, development and commissioning of a remotely controlled system able performs the same measurements in 1 h with one operator. The system includes the integration of a variety of industrial devices ranging from position sensors, inclination sensors to video cameras, all linked to a PXI system running LabVIEW. The control of the motors is done through a PLC based system. The overall performance and user experience are reported.

Poster MOPPC022 [19.665 MB]

Paper	Title	Page
MOPPC022	Remote Control of Heterogeneous Sensors for 3D LHC Collimator Alignment	103
	C. Charrondière, P. Bestmann, T. Feniet CERN, Geneva, Switzerland
	Periodically the alignment of LHC collimators needs to be verified. Access for personnel is limited due to the level of radiation close to the collimators. The required measurements precision must be comparable to the other equipment in the LHC tunnel, meaning 0.15 mm in a sliding window of 200 m. Hence conventional measurements would take 4 days for a team of 3 people. This presentation covers the design, development and commissioning of a remotely controlled system able performs the same measurements in 1 h with one operator. The system includes the integration of a variety of industrial devices ranging from position sensors, inclination sensors to video cameras, all linked to a PXI system running LabVIEW. The control of the motors is done through a PLC based system. The overall performance and user experience are reported.
	Poster MOPPC022 [19.665 MB]