Teleoperation can be improved if humans and robots work as partners, exchanging information and assisting one another to achieve common goals. In this paper, we discuss the importance of collaboration and dialogue in human-robot systems. We then present collaborative control, a system model in which human and robot collaborate, and describe its use in vehicle teleoperation.
Abstract-Multi-robot remote driving has traditionally been a difficult problem. Whenever an operator is forced to divide his limited resources (attention, cognition, etc.) among multiple robots, control becomes complicated and performance deteriorates as a result. Thus, we need to find ways to make command generation and coordination efficient, so that human-robot interaction becomes transparent and tasks are easy to perform. In this paper, we discuss how human-robot collaboration and dialogue provide an effective framework for achieving this.
Successful application of the navigation technology to open liver surgery was achieved by minimizing the procedural complexity and optimizing integration within the existing surgical environment. The assumption of locally rigid patient registration was validated, and clinical evaluation shows clear benefits for the surgeon.
Remote driving is a difficult task. Not only do operators have problems perceiving and evaluating the remote environment, but they frequently make incorrect or sub-optimal control decisions. Thus, there is a need to develop alternative approaches which make remote driving easier and more productive. To address this need, we have developed three novel user interfaces: GestureDriver, HapticDriver and PdaDriver. In this paper, we present the motivation for and design of each interface. We also discuss research issues related to the use of gesture, haptics, and palm-size computers for remote driving. Finally, we describe lessons learned, potential applications and planned extensions for each interface.
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