A novel prototype architecture for equipment tele-control and simulation

Due to the working hazardous or other conditions, such as tele-medical, tele-embodiment, operations should be executed with a fully remote control and monitoring. So, tele-control and reality simulation are crucial in these environments. However, there exists a lack of an effective system architecture that integrates remote condition monitoring and control of automated equipment; that give much consideration about data transfer time delay via TCP/IP data package. This paper presented a novel prototype architecture for tele-control and reality simulation, which can guarantee the non-distortion-transfer of control information and reduce the action time difference between local simulated virtual equipment and remote real equipment, couple the remote control and virtual reality together. In order to demonstrate and validate the effectiveness of the novel architecture, a 3 DOF Fischertechnik industry robot remote operation and monitoring system have been developed. Experimental results are encouraging and demonstrate a promising application in any other relevant environment.