Capabilities of Operators as Divers vs Submersible Manipulator Controllers in Undersea Tasks,
Abstract
The major objective of the research program was to analyze, empirically evaluate, and quantify the capabilities of the human operator to perform applied undersea work tasks as a diver, in comparison to his role as the operator of a manipulator-equipped small submersible. Experimental data was collected utilizing a small submersible mockup with an actual viewport looking into a water-filled tank in which a manipulator and task were located. The experiment consisted of typical applied salvage tasks such as sample collecting, rigging and hooking, valve turning, connecting and disconnecting a Hansen quick disconnect, drilling, tapping, threading, and unbolting. Performance measures were taken for each of the tasks and the behavioral segments within the tasks. The work systems under study included divers and various manipulator control systems (joystick, variable rate; joystick, fixed rate; and pushbutton, fixed rate). (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 15, 1970
- Accession Number
- AD0716532
Entities
People
- Alan J. Pesch
- Robert G. Hill
- William F. Klepser Jr
Organizations
- General Dynamics