Computer Graphic Representation of Remote Environment Using Position Tactile Sensors.

Abstract

The usefulness of remotely controlled manipulators is increasing as the need grows to accomplish complex tasks in hazardous environments such as the deep ocean. The best sensory input currently available to the operator of a remote supervisory controlled manipulator is a television picture of the manipulator and its surroundings. Very often, though, optical opacity due to suspended particles in the water can make television impractical or impossible to use. This report investigates the use of touch sensors to construct a picture of the manipulator surroundings. One method studied was to find 3-dimensional surface points and show them on a computer graphic display. An extension of this was to reconstruct the surface of these points with the aid of a computer.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1981
Accession Number
ADA116912

Entities

People

  • Donald Charles Fyler

Organizations

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Cameras
  • Computations
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Mechanical Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Psychology
  • Supervisory Control
  • Three Dimensional
  • Two Dimensional

Readers

  • Calculus or Mathematical Analysis
  • Computer Science/Computer Engineering/Data Science/Digital Signal Processing.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.