Abstract
The application of a modular design approach to the development and implementation of radiological instrumentation provides significant improvements over conventional instrument design in terms of capability, maintainability, and overall system cost. Two implementations utilizing this approach are discussed: a multi-function survey meter system developed for the U.S. Navy RADIAC program, and a stationary workplace monitoring system under development for use at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL). By designing modular, functionally partitioned hardware and software subsystems incorporating standard interfaces, it is possible to generate whole families of instrumentation systems in a building block fashion.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 873-877 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | IEEE Transactions on Nuclear Science |
Volume | 37 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Apr 1990 |
Funding
*Research sponsored in part by the US. Navy RADIAC Development Program under DOE Interagency Agreement No. 0531-0531-A1 and in part by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency under DOE Interagency Agreement No. 1868-Bl35-Al. The Oak Ridge National Laboratory is operated by Martin Marietta Energy Systems, Inc. for the U. S. Department of Energy under Contract No. DE-AC05-84OR21400.