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Technical Note: Advanced teleoperation testbed—A system you can see through

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 March 2009

David Hopper
Affiliation:
UK ROBOTICS Ltd, Derwent House, Clarence Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1QS (UK)
Cliff Boddy
Affiliation:
UK ROBOTICS Ltd, Derwent House, Clarence Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1QS (UK)
Dennis Reilly
Affiliation:
UK ROBOTICS Ltd, Derwent House, Clarence Avenue, Trafford Park, Manchester M17 1QS (UK)

Summary

To remove humans from hazardous environments “good” teleoperated robotic systems are needed. “Good” is defined here to mean a system which is task centred and which is transparent to the user-in other words, a system you can see through. A teleoperated robotic system which strives towards this goal is described by way of illustration. The fundamentals that have helped to achieve this are: design and build from a task centred viewpoint, careful design of the Human Computer Interface(HCI) and special consideration for the systems integration task.

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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1996

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