Stereo Advantage for a Peg-in-Hole Task Using a Force-Feedback Manipulator

Abstract

An improved assessment methodology has been implemented at NOSC and tested using an instrumented peg-in-hole (PiH) taskboard. Several aspects of the methodology are discussed in light of their implications for future studies of manipulator performance. Using a simple (but high-fidelity) force-feedback manipulator, a group of nine trained operators showed a consistent advantage for stereoscopic TV viewing over monoscopic TV viewing when performing the PiH task. To introduce a controlled element of spatial uncertainty into the testing procedure, taskboard orientation relative to the manipulator and remote video camera head was changed in a randomized order on a trial-by-trial basis. The stereoscopic advantage demonstrated by this study can reasonably be expected to be even more pronounced as the quality of the stereo TV interface is improved and force-feedback provided through the manipulator system is diminished and/or distorted. Keywords: Electronic imaging, Electronic equipment, Teleoperators, Visual perception, Performance assessment, Displays, Stereopsis, Remote manipulation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA224604

Entities

People

  • Edward H. Spain

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Adaptive Systems
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Cameras
  • Data Displays
  • Engineering
  • Feedback
  • Jet Propulsion
  • Military Aircraft
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Reliability
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test Methods
  • Three Dimensional
  • Uncertainty
  • Video Cameras

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Regression Analysis.
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems