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Analysis of successes and failures with a tele-operated mobile robot in various modes of operation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 November 2011

David Adrian Sanders TD ,
Ian Stott ,
David Robinson  and
David Ndzi
David Adrian Sanders TD*
Affiliation:
Systems and Knowledge Engineering, Systems Engineering Research Group, University of Portsmouth, Anglesea Road Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3DJ, UK
Ian Stott
Affiliation:
Officer Commanding D Company 3 PWRR, TAC, Peronne Close, Portsmouth, PO3 5LG
David Robinson
Affiliation:
Systems Engineering, Systems Engineering Research Group, University of Portsmouth, Anglesea Road Building, Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3DJ, UK
David Ndzi
Affiliation:
School of Engineering, University of Portsmouth, Anglesea Road Building Anglesea Road, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO1 3DJ, UK
*
*Corresponding author. E-mail: David.sanders@port.ac.uk
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Summary

The effect on failure rates of the way tele-operators interact with mobile robots is investigated. Human tele-operators attempted to move a robot through progressively more complicated environments with reducing gaps, as quickly as possible. Tele-operators used a joystick and either watched robots, while operating them, or used a computer screen to view scenes remotely. Cameras were either mounted on the robot to view the space ahead of the robot or mounted remotely so that they viewed both the environment and robot. Tele-operators completed tests both with and without sensors. Both an umbilical cable and a radio link were used.

Keywords

Tele-OperationMobile RobotSensorUltra-Sonic
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Robotica , Volume 30 , Issue 6 , October 2012 , pp. 973 - 988
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 2011

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