Concept scenario
Foundry Floor and Equipment Temperature Mapping
Scenario record: it defines the environment, the mission flow and a proposed hardware and software configuration. The list below is a configuration proposal, not an installation inventory. Field projects lists deployed systems and their measurements.
- Environment
- Indoor, facility
- Operating mode
- Supervised autonomy
- Proposed robot
- Unitree B2
The problem addressed
Life risk of human inspection in foundry environment and late detection of refractory wear.
Draft mission flow
- 1The robot patrols autonomously in the foundry at safe distance from molten metal crucibles; continuously maps floor and equipment temperatures with thermal camera.
- 2Abnormal heating zones (refractory wear, blocked cooling channels, breach risk) detected in milliseconds and risk-scored by AI.
- 3Location and temperature of splashed metal fragments on the floor are determined, providing a safe walking map to the OHS team.
- 4Shift-based thermal map report transmitted to MES; preventive maintenance schedules optimized through predictive analysis.
Proposed hardware
- High Temperature Radiometric Thermal Camera (2000°C Range)
- IP69K Heat Resistant Protection Kit
- 3D LiDAR
- Vibration Sensor
Proposed software
- Navigation
- Safe route SLAM adapted to thermal risk map in high temperature zones
- Model
- Floor and Equipment Thermal Anomaly Classification; Molten Metal Splash Risk Prediction
- Integration
- Foundry MES (Manufacturing Execution System) and OHS Alarm System
The robot's real operating limits
Unitree B2
Leading Industrial Application
Product page- Ingress rating
- IP67
- Runtime
- >5 hours (No load) / >4 hours (20kg Load)
- Operating temperature
- -20°C to 55°C
- Payload
- 120 kg
- Max speed
- >6 m/s
- Climb
- 45°
Values are manufacturer data. Scenario fit is determined by comparing these limits with site conditions.
From scenario to installation
Feasibility is determined by the site survey: floor and route, network coverage, the charging point, intervention responsibilities and the conditions under which the robot must stop. The survey report defines the scope, the constraints and the commissioning steps.