Operating teleoperators in hazardous applications requires expertise of an unseen workspace, and performance must be error-free despite the limited sensory feedback. In emergencies, the most skilled teleoperation personnel may be off-site where there is no specific hook-up for teleoperation. In this work we demonstrate an intuitive gestural interface for teleoperation as opposed to the joystick, console or teach-pendant modes. This can be deployed to control the manipulators from remote sites where only a video communication channel is available. Two modes of control are implemented: (1) Master-Slave mode, where the robot is a model of the human arm, and (2) Pointing mode, where a motion direction is indicated to any type of robotic device. Pointing Gestures are more accurate and can be used for a wider range of devices. This approach enables distributed operation of a wide range of devices and will allow greater flexibility in the operation of sensitive facilities.
Distributed Tele-Operation Using Gestures
Third ASCE Specialty Conference on Robotics for Challenging Environments ; 1998 ; Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States
Robotics 98 ; 265-271
1998-04-21
Conference paper
Electronic Resource
English
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