Title :
An Internet-based distributed multiple-telerobot system
Author :
Wang, Xiao-Gang ; Moallem, M. ; Patel, R.V.
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Electr. & Comput. Eng., Univ. of Western Ontario, London, Ont., Canada
Abstract :
Internet-based telerobotic systems have been evolving rapidly in recent years. Using Web-based technology, telerobotic systems have been shown to have an increasing potential for a variety of applications including remote control, manufacturing, surgery, training, and education. In this paper, we present an Internet-based distributed, multiple-telerobot system that enables operators to use remote robots in order to perform cooperative tasks. Several multiple-telerobot demonstration programs have been designed, including a single telerobot training program, a multiple-telerobot "group object-handling" program, and pairs of telerobots serving Internet participants playing with a Rubik\´s Cube to illustrate Internet-based interaction and collaboration. Experimental tests have been performed on three demonstration programs that are presented in this paper.
Keywords :
Internet; cooperative systems; data visualisation; distributed control; multi-robot systems; robot programming; telerobotics; Internet-based collaboration; Internet-based distributed multiple-telerobot system; Internet-based interaction; Rubik´s Cube; Web-based technology; cooperative tasks; graphical simulation; graphical visualization; multiple-telerobot demonstration programs; multiple-telerobot group object-handling program; remote control; remote robots; single telerobot training program; training; Collaboration; Control systems; Educational programs; Educational technology; Internet; Manufacturing; Robots; Surgery; Telerobotics; Testing;
Journal_Title :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, Part A: Systems and Humans, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TSMCA.2003.817393