IN TELEOPERATION, AN OPERATOR CONTROLS A REMOTE MANIPULATOR USING VIDEO FEEDBACK AND FORCE REFLECTION FROM A MASTER ARM. USING A COMMUNICATION CHANNEL NOT DESIGNED FOR REAL TIME CAN INTRODUCE SIGNIFICANT DELAYS LEADING TO OPERATOR INDUCED INSTABILITY. IN THE PRESENCE OF SUCH DELAYS, A NON-REACTIVE FORCE FEEDBACK CAN HELP MAINTAIN STABILITY. TO IMPLEMENT A DIRECT TELEOPERATOR SYSTEM USING A COMPUTER NETWORK FOR COMMUNICATION, THE REMOTE FORCES ARE TRANSFORMED INTO AUDIO SIGNALS. ADDITIONALLY, DATA TRANSFORMATION TO NULLIFY THE EFFECTS OF CHANGES IN VIEWING PARAMETERS ARE INTRODUCED.
| Number of Pages : | 19 |
| Published : | 06/01/1994 |