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Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance Improvement via Implementation of Wearable Technology

Mattmuller, Adam
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461760209

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2016, Master of Science, Ohio State University, Nuclear Engineering.
The recent commercialization of wearable technology presents an opportunity for nuclear power plant maintenance workers to increase their performance by becoming more aware of their situation and increasing the tools at hand to perform the maintenance. A wearable technology, such as Google Glass (GG), gives the wearer a small screen in front of the user’s eye, which is a potentially useful medium through which to convey information about radiation fields and maintenance procedures. If used to its full potential, the technology can be used to monitor worker progress in real time, guide to divert potential errors, and give the worker performance feedback, all of which may be invaluable during time-sensitive activities in the plant. A GG program has been created which allows a utility worker to see the procedure in a small screen worn on his or her head. The worker follows the procedure and enters decisions made and situations encountered during the procedure. The program tracks these decisions and checks them against the preprogrammed valid solutions. Should an error occur, the worker is immediately notified that an invalid set of solutions has occurred. Such an error may present itself in the form of a valve out of position, a tag not cleared on an associated system, or a step inadvertently being marked as “Not Applicable.” In addition, another GG program was created to record and relay data from a Bluetooth-enabled radiation dosimetry device and conveys this information to the worker in a small box on the screen. This alternative form of conveying dosimetry information presents the information in a more accessible way: on a screen in the worker’s field of view rather than on a pocket dosimeter which, requires a button to be pressed to convey the information.
Tunc Aldemir, PhD (Advisor)
Alper Yilmaz, PhD (Advisor)
97 p.
Energy; Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Nuclear Engineering; Radiation; Surgery
google glass; wearable technology; glassware; nuclear power plant maintenance; human reliability; human error

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  • Mattmuller, A. (2016). Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance Improvement via Implementation of Wearable Technology [Master's thesis, Ohio State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461760209

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Mattmuller, Adam. Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance Improvement via Implementation of Wearable Technology. 2016. Ohio State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461760209.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Mattmuller, Adam. "Nuclear Power Plant Maintenance Improvement via Implementation of Wearable Technology." Master's thesis, Ohio State University, 2016. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1461760209

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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