238 results about "Tele operation" patented technology

A system for tele-operating a robot in an environment includes a user interface for controlling the tele-operation of the robot, an imaging device associated with the robot for providing image information representative of the environment around the robot, means for transmitting the image information to the user interface, means for converting the image information to a user-perceptible image at the user interface, means for designating one or more waypoints located anywhere in the user-perceptible image towards which the robot will move, the waypoint in the user-perceptible image towards which the robot will first move being designated as the active waypoint using an icon, means for automatically converting the location of the active waypoint in the user-perceptible image into a target location having x, y, and z coordinates in the environment of the robot, means for providing real-time instructions to the robot from the user interface to move the robot from the robot's current location in the environment to the x, y, and z coordinates of the target location in the environment, and means for moving the icon representing the active waypoint in the user-perceptible image to a new location in the user-perceptible image while the robot is executing the real-time instruction, wherein the location-converting means automatically converts the new location of the icon representing the active waypoint into a new target location having x, y, and z coordinates in the environment of the robot towards which the robot will move.

A surgical robot includes a console and a manipulator assembly. The manipulator assembly includes at least one arm having a plurality of links and a motor provided between links adjacent to each other among the plurality of links, and a control unit configured to determine whether a mode is changed between a tele-operation mode and a manual mode. The control unit sets output data of the motor provided before the mode is changed as input data of the motor provided after the mode is changed, if it is determined that the mode is changed between the tele-operation mode and the manual mode, thereby preventing the vibration and the rapid change of the posture from occurring at the arm of the surgical robot during the change of the mode between the manual mode and the tele-operation mode, thereby increasing stability of the surgical robot.

Local surgical cockpits comprising local surgical consoles that can communicate with any desired remote surgical module (surgical robot), for example via a shared Transmission Control Protocol / Internet Protocol (TCP / IP) or other unified open source communication protocol or other suitable communication system. The systems and methods, etc., herein can also comprise a modular approach wherein multiple surgical consoles can network supporting collaborative surgery regardless of the physical location of the surgeons relative to each other and / or relative to the surgical site. Thus, for example, an operator operating a local surgical cockpit can teleoperate using a remote surgical module on a patient in the same room as the surgeon, or surgeons located in multiple safe locations can telemanipulate remote multiple surgical robots on a patient in or close to a war zone.

System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator, throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, or transmission shifter) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Behaviors that characterize the operational mode of the vehicle are associated with the actuators. After receipt of a mode select command that dictates the operational mode of the vehicle (e.g., manned operation, remote unmanned tele-operation, assisted remote tele-operation, and autonomous unmanned operation), the actuators manipulate the operator input devices, in accordance with the behaviors, to affect the desired operational mode.

System and method for multi-modal control of a vehicle. Actuators (e.g., linkages) manipulate input devices (e.g., articulation controls and drive controls, such as a throttle, brake, accelerator, throttle lever, steering gear, tie rods, or transmission shifter) to direct the operation of the vehicle. Behaviors that characterize the operational mode of the vehicle are associated with the actuators. After receipt of a mode select command that dictates the operational mode of the vehicle (e.g., manned operation, remote unmanned tele-operation, assisted remote tele-operation, and autonomous unmanned operation), the actuators manipulate the operator input devices, in accordance with the behaviors, to affect the desired operational mode.

A system and method for allowing an operator to switch between remote vehicle tele-operation and one or more remote vehicle autonomous behaviors, or for implementing remote vehicle autonomous behaviors. The system comprises an operator control system receiving input from the operator including instructions for the remote vehicle to execute an autonomous behavior, and a control system on the remote vehicle for receiving the instruction to execute an autonomous behavior from the operator control system. Upon receiving the instruction to execute an autonomous behavior, the remote vehicle executes that autonomous behavior.

A tele-operation system enabling a robot arm to move by following a motion of a motion of a hand of a user without an additional mechanical apparatus, the tele-operation system including a slave robot having a robot arm, a master console configured to detect a gesture of a user, and to control the slave robot from a remote place so that the slave robot moves by following the gesture of the user.

A collaborative online tele-operation system allows an audience of many participants to simultaneously share control of a single remote actor, such that the actions of the actor are based on the ongoing collective preferences of the audience.

The invention discloses a tele-operation mechanical arm three-dimensional obstacle avoidance method based on virtual thrust. When obstacles exist on the tail end track of a tele-operation mechanical arm, the tail end track is traced according to an obstacle avoidance algorithm with the improved task priority. While the tail end of the mechanical arm gets closer to the obstacles, the virtual thrustis started to participate in the obstacle avoidance task. Under the condition that the task track tracing error of a tail end executor of the tele-operation mechanical arm is extremely small, the avoidance action of the mechanical arm for the obstacles is completed. After obstacle avoidance is achieved, while the tail end of the mechanical arm gets away from the obstacles, strength of the virtualthrust is gradually reduced, the tail end track continues to be traced, and the given work task is completed. By means of the algorithm, the tail end of the tele-operation mechanical arm can completethe given task in a three-dimensional complex environment, and meanwhile collision between rod pieces and the obstacles and collision between all joints and the obstacles are ensured. Under infusionof the virtual thrust, the defect that the task conversion algorithm is caught in the local obstacle avoidance dead zone is overcome.

The present disclosure relates to a system and method for remotely operating one or more peripheral devices of a wireless device using a server and client architecture. In one aspect, the system may comprise a wireless device that includes a processor, a memory, a peripheral device, and a server adapted to communicate with the peripheral device; and a removable media device that includes a memory, a processor, and a client adapted to communicate with the server of the wireless device. In another aspect, the method may comprise the steps of emulating a hardware interface on a removable media device; mapping a peripheral device of a wireless device to the interface; mapping a processor of the media device to the peripheral device; wrapping and sending hardware commands from a client of the media device to a server of the wireless device; and executing the commands on the peripheral device.

A transformable robotic platform includes a main frame and a tiltable central assembly and two pairs of parallel tracks. A first pair of tracks is fixed to the main frame while a second pair of tracks is pivotable with respect to the main frame. The central assembly incorporates imaging means, designation means and operational means in a synchronized manner, thus simplifying the maneuvering of the robotic platform and the operation of its operational means by a remote operator. Tilting the central assembly as well as the second pair of tracks shifts the center of gravity of the robotic platform rearward decreasing downward gravitational force on the front end of the platform facilitating climbing over obstacles. Tilting the central assembly also provides double-sided operation and about face operation of the robotic platform without the need to perform maneuvers which flip over the entire robotic platform. The pivoting of second pair of tracks enables transformation of the robotic platform into a quasi pyramid position in order to provide a superior position for information gathering and for operation.

A method for remote OS installation capable of monitoring an installation procedure, is applied to a host computer installing an OS remotely on at least one client computer, wherein the host computer includes a control platform, and the method includes: enabling the client computer to connect to the control platform of the host computer through a Pre-Boot execution environment (PXE) to obtain an IP address; enabling the control platform to transmit a virtual platform installation file to the client computer and installing a virtual platform on the client computer; enabling the host computer to obtain administration authority of the client computer through the virtual platform and establishing a control connection and a monitoring channel between the control platform and the virtual platform; and enabling the host computer to install the OS on the client computer via the control connection and obtaining displays of the installation procedure of the client computer via the monitoring channel.

An operation, communication, and executions facilitation system includes at least one modular system device including at least one onsite fixed-base camera configurable at an onsite location directed at job equipment for remote live operation viewing by at least one offsite actor. At least one onsite hand-held camera directable by at least one onsite actor at selected equipment for remote live viewing of custom images by the at least one offsite actor. At least one audio communication device usable by the at least one onsite actor, and at least one personal computer configurable to receive data from onsite equipment. A secured or dedicated network connected to one or more of the at least one modular system device. A data center in communication with the secured or dedicated network; and, at least one operations center at an offsite location configured to be manned by the at least one offsite actor and configured to receive data via the data center from the at least one modular system device. Wherein two-way communication between the at least one offsite actor and the at least one onsite actor is accomplished through one or more of the at least one onsite hand-held camera, the at least one audio communication device, and the at least one personal computer. A method of providing and facilitating real-time equipment maintenance, trouble-shooting, and targeted remote operational process assurance of an operation.

The invention discloses a self-adaptive Smith estimator-based tele-operation bilateral PID control method. The self-adaptive Smith estimator-based tele-operation bilateral PID control method comprisesestablishing a nominal kinetic model of a bilateral control system under large time delay; disclosing a self-adaptive Smith estimated control method and structure, swapping a traditional model with areference model by referring to the controlled process of self-adaptive control to achieve self-adaptive correction of parameters of a Smith estimator; designing parameter-adjustable self-adaptive regulation laws through a Lyapunov function method; then, mounting a low-pass filter into a sub-terminal controller, and selecting appropriate parameters to eliminate interference of joint high-frequency signals. Compared with other control methods, the self-adaptive Smith estimator-based tele-operation bilateral PID control method can maintain stability of an operating system under the conditions of large time delay and system modeling errors and meanwhile achieve good tracking performance.

A robotic platform is presented, having a tiltable operational assembly. The operational assembly incorporates imaging means, designation means and operational means in a synchronized manner thus simplifying the maneuvering of the robotic platform and the operation of its operational means by a remote operator. The operational assembly can be tilted backwards in order to shift the center of gravity of the robotic platform towards its rear to decrease pressure from the front end of the robotic platform to the ground. Alternatively, the operational assembly can be used as an arm which applies pressure over obstacles to raise its distal end from the ground while overcoming obstacles. Tilting the operational assembly also provides double-sided operation of the robotic platform without the need to perform maneuvers which flip the entire robotic platform.

The invention discloses a virtual engineering robot system and a control method. The virtual engineering robot system comprises force feedback control lever (1), a virtual engineering robot controller (2), a projecting apparatus (3) and a screen (4), wherein the force feedback control lever (1) used for converting control movement of an operator into set displacement signals of the virtual engineering robot and an engineering robot is connected with the virtual engineering robot controller (2), and converts force feedback signals into acting force to act on the operator, a signal output end of the virtual engineering robot controller (2) is connected with the projecting apparatus (3), and the projecting apparatus (3) projects an operating object and the virtual engineering robot generated by the virtual engineering robot controller (2) onto the screen (4). The virtual engineering robot system can effectively solve the problem of time delay of an existing tele-operation engineering robot system, is simple in control and is convenient and practical.

Material handling vehicles also known as lift trucks, e.g., forklifts, pallet jacks, reach trucks etc., are an essential component of any supply chain and logistics operation. These vehicles are typically driven by human operators and are used to move goods inside factories, warehouses etc. We develop a system and method to retrofit manual lift trucks with a supplemental control system (retrofit kit) that includes sensors, communication devices, computers, electrical circuits and mechanical actuators such that a lift truck can carry out material handling tasks autonomously without the presence of a human operator. The retrofit also allows the lift truck to be controlled remotely by a human tele-operator and can transmit and receive data from a remote computer.

The invention is a wireless sensor and telemetry system for use on a vehicle such as an aircraft including at least one sensor node, a gateway, a user control system, data management and analytics means, wherein the sensor node is capable of sensing at least one type of operational performance or structural condition parameter data for the vehicle. Sensor node is attached to the vehicle in a specific location so that the data acquired gives information to the users of the system that relates to the operational performance or structural condition of the vehicle during operation. The sensor node wirelessly transmits the data it acquires to the gateway. The user control system enables person / s, to remotely operate and control the wireless sensor and telemetry system, by sending wireless operational control instructions to the system either via the gateway or directly to a particular sensor node or to a cluster of sensor nodes.

The embodiment of the invention provides a robot tele-operation prediction method and a robot tele-operation prediction platform, which belongs to the robot field. The method comprises the following steps: feedback data of a robot are received; and the feedback data are utilized to calibrate a prediction model of the robot. The tele-operation prediction platform comprises a receiving module and a calibration module. The embodiment of the invention obtains a predicted movement image of the robot by synchronously feedbacking angular data of joints and pose data of the robot to the tele-operation prediction platform and taking a mean value of the angular data of the joints and the pose data respectively which are obtained by repeated actual measurements, comprehensively reflects the operation condition of the robot, and finishes the tele-operation prediction.

The invention discloses a coal mine unmanned mining system and method. The coal mine unmanned mining system comprises a coal mining machine, a main control computer, a patrol robot, a hydraulic support electrohydraulic control system, a remote control console and a coal wall video camera, wherein the main control computer is electrically connected with the patrol robot and the coal wall video camera; the main control computer is electrically connected with the coal mining machine through the remote control console; and the main control computer is electrically connected with the hydraulic support electrohydraulic control system. The coal mine unmanned mining system and method solve the problem that automated mining systems for thin seams are poor in adaptability to coal seams of other thickness; and by applying an inspection robot technology to mining of a fully mechanized coal face, the coal mine unmanned mining system and method also solve the problems that conventional mine automation production fails to adapt to geological condition changes and must be interfered by manpower. The coal mine unmanned mining system and method intelligently correct automatic mining of the fully mechanized coal face through various sensing methods.

A pipeline robot, a pipeline video signal acquisition and transmission device, and a pipeline detection system and method. The pipeline robot comprises a camera module and a crawler, wherein the camera module comprises a front-view digital camera, a first microprocessor and a rotation motor; the crawler comprises a frame body, wheels on the both sides of the frame body, a driving motor, a sensor group, a second microprocessor, a network transmission module and a first power carrier module; a cable reel comprises a power line, a second power carrier module, a fourth microprocessor and a network communication module; and an acquisition control terminal is a mobile terminal provided with a detection module. The synchronous and common-line transmission of power supplies, video signals and control signals can be achieved by merely using dual line cores, the number of cables can be decreased, the weight can be reduced, and ultra-long distance transmission can be achieved through the transmission mode; and remote operations can be implemented only by installing detection module software at the mobile terminal without using a traditional large control box.

The invention provides a robot apparatus not requiring any incidental equipment in a building since an autonomous behavior is enabled, and capable of coping with abnormal phenomena. The robot apparatus includes means (112) for judging an autonomous mode or an autonomous / remote collaboration mode, means (113) for executing an autonomous motion when the mode judging means judges that the mode is an autonomous mode, means (117) for judging the collaboration ratio when the mode judging means judges that the mode is an autonomous / remote collaboration mode, means (118) for executing a complete remote motion when the judged collaboration ratio is 100% remote, and means (119) for executing an autonomous / remote collaboration motion when the judged collaboration ratio is not 100% remote.

The invention provides a cloud virtual sharing practical teaching platform and a remote control method. The cloud virtual sharing practice teaching platform comprises a user side, a cloud server, a management side and a laboratory. The laboratory comprises an intelligent gateway and at least one experimental device. The experimental equipment is provided with a PLC controller. The PLC is in network connection with the cloud server through the intelligent gateway. The management end and the user end are in network connection with the cloud server. The management end is used for publishing experiment equipment capable of being reserved and opening time thereof. The user side is used for reserving the opening time of the experimental equipment. The cloud server is used for obtaining the reservation information sent by the user side and establishing a VPN network connection relationship between the user side and the PLC according to the reservation information so as to enable the user sideto perform remote configuration programming on the PLC based on the VPN network connection, thereby realizing remote operation of the user side on the experimental equipment. The platform is low in cost, high in flexibility and rich in network hierarchy, and is a teaching comprehensive laboratory platform capable of carrying out remote teaching practice.

A teleoperated robotic system that utilizes a graphical user interface (GUI) to perform work on a workpiece(s) using a robot. A coordinate system of the GUI can be correlated to the tool center point (TCP) of the robot and the TCP or workspace of a teleoperated member, such as a haptic joystick. Operable manipulation of the teleoperated member can be correlated to a movement at a particular location in the robot station, such as movement of the TCP of the robot. The GUI can also provide digital representations of the workpiece, which can be based on inputted and / or scanned information relating to a reference workpiece and / or the particular workpiece on which the robot is performing work. The GUI can further provide indications of the various stages of assembly of the workpiece, as well as an indication of work already, or to be, performed on the workpiece.

The invention discloses a scheduling-automation sub-station simulation system, a power system can be connected to a master station for scheduling when on-site condition is not provided and simulates operations. The system is provided with a central processing unit connected with an on-site remote control automatic device through a communication terminal, other three input and output terminals are connected to a routing module, a switching module, a vertical encryption module in parallel which are connected with an on-site data network communication device through terminals, the other input terminal of the central processing unit is connected to a human-computer interacting module, and the other two output terminals are connected with a displaying module and an input terminal of a remote operating device. The system can be used for locating and removing scheduling data network transmitting failures, simulating various devices and implementing technical training for staff. The system has the advantages of complete functions, flexible software configuration, high scalability, encrypted data transmission, reliable performances and high security, and the system is adaptable to promotion and application.

This disclosure presents a robotic device for multi-terrain inspection, composed by a robot body, a quick reconfigurable locomotion module and a mapping unit capable to model the inspected environment through a 3D colored point cloud. The robot has different locomotion mechanisms that can be quickly replaced, thereby changing the robot mobility characteristics. The device is controlled through teleoperation or autonomously. When in teleoperated mode, an operating assist module provides relevant locomotion information to the operator including a map that shows areas where the robot may not transpose or tip-over. This module also suggests to the operator other locomotion configurations to overcome obstacles presented in the map. When in autonomous mode, the navigation module provides a strategy to explore unknown environments and trace optimal locomotion path considering the traveled distance, tipping-over risk and energy consumption. Regarding the invention characteristics described above, the main objective is to perform inspections of confined and risk areas, i.e., caves, sewer and dam spillway galleries, and areas with risk of collapse.

The embodiment of the invention discloses a method and device for remotely controlling a vehicle-mounted computer, electronic equipment and a storage medium, and the method comprises the steps: obtaining the display content on a display screen interface corresponding to the controlled vehicle-mounted computer after the connection with the controlled vehicle-mounted computer is built through a server; inputting preset control instructions according to the display content on the display screen interface corresponding to the controlled vehicle-mounted computer, wherein the preset control instructions comprise a plurality of preset control instructions, and the preset control instructions are packaged according to user operation actions and executed independently or in batches; and issuing a preset control instruction to the controlled vehicle-mounted computer through the server, and remotely controlling the controlled vehicle-mounted computer. According to the embodiment of the invention,the control end can carry out various operations on the interface of the control end, and sends the control instruction to the vehicle-mounted computer through the server, so that the vehicle-mountedcomputer can be conveniently and remotely operated at any time and any place through the control end.

A communication system facilities low-latency, high-availability multipath streaming between terminals (e.g., mobile terminals) and a server platform. In an example application, a remote support service operating on the server platform provides remote teleoperation, monitoring, or data processing services to a mobile terminal embodied as a vehicle or robot utilizing a low latency communication link. The low latency link enables a remote operator to receive video or telemetry feeds, and timely monitor and respond to hazards in substantially real-time. The low latency communication link may be achieved even when the data streams are transmitted over public networks incorporating at least one wireless leg, and where individual connections have varying quality of service in terms of delivery latency due to congestion or stochastic packet losses. Assignment of data streams to particular communication channels may be made on an optimization model derived from a machine-learning process or simulation.