Study on effective camera images for mobile robot teleoperation

The effectiveness of different camera images for mobile robot teleoperation is investigated. During a robot teleoperation where the operator can only control the robot through observing the camera images rather than direct-view control, the information provided by the images must be sufficient enough to allow the operator to perform the remote control efficiently. In order to understand which kind of camera images are most effective for robot teleoperation, we have conducted several experiments to examine their validness. The experimental results indicated that an image where the robot is positioned in the center of the camera view with clear survey of the surroundings shows high efficiency in remote control of a mobile robot.