Teleoperation: the language of the human hand

Author

Bejczy, Antal K.

Author_Institution

Jet Propulsion Lab., California Inst. of Technol., Pasadena, CA, USA

fYear

1992

fDate

1-3 Sep 1992

Firstpage

32

Lastpage

43

Abstract

Teleoperation is examined from the viewpoint of the human hand and handcontrollers. Alternative handcontroller, including hand grip concepts are briefly reviewed and evaluated. A `universal´ Force-Reflecting Handcontroller (FRHC) developed and utilized by the Advanced Teleoperation System project at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is described in some detail. It generalizes the bilateral (force-reflecting) manipulator control technique through force-torque sensor referenced and computer aided control, and elevates teleoperation to new levels of performance possibilities. Performance experiments are quoted, conducted on generic and application oriented (simulated satellite repair) tasks. Future plans are briefly discussed. They include integration of FRHC with DATAHAND capabilities and with an anthropomorphic master glove which is the ultimate capability for full utilization of the `language of the human hand´ in teleoperation

Keywords

data gloves; telecontrol; telecontrol equipment; DATAHAND; Force-Reflecting Handcontroller; anthropomorphic master glove; bilateral manipulator; computer aided control; force-torque sensor referenced control; hand grip; human hand; language; simulated satellite repair; teleoperation; Communication system control; Control systems; Force control; Human factors; Keyboards; Laboratories; Motion control; Propulsion; Robots; Teleoperators;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Communication, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Tokyo

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0753-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.1992.253909

Filename

253909