Systems and Methods for Haptics-Enabled Teleoperation of Vehicles and Other Devices
First Claim
1. A system for teleoperation of a vehicle, comprising:
- a control component configured to provide position and orientation control with haptic force feedback of the vehicle based on a position measurement of the vehicle and configured to function in a closed-loop feedback manner.
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Abstract
Systems and methods are disclosed for haptics-enabled teleoperation of vehicles and other devices, including remotely-controlled air, water, and land-based vehicles, manufacturing robots, and other suitable teleoperable devices. In one embodiment, a system for teleoperation of a vehicle comprises a control component configured to provide position and orientation control with haptic force feedback of the vehicle based on a position measurement of the vehicle and configured to function in a closed-loop feedback manner. In a particular embodiment, the position measurement may include six degree-of-freedom position data provided by a motion capture system to the control and/or haptic I/O components of the application. The system may also use differences in position and/or velocity between the vehicle and a haptic I/O device for feedback control.
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25 Claims
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1. A system for teleoperation of a vehicle, comprising:
a control component configured to provide position and orientation control with haptic force feedback of the vehicle based on a position measurement of the vehicle and configured to function in a closed-loop feedback manner. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of operating a teleoperable device by directly controlling least one of position and orientation of the teleoperable device, comprising:
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providing an input to a haptics device virtually coupled to the teleoperable device; providing at least one control signal to the teleoperable device based on the input, the at least one control signal being configured to directly control at least one of position and orientation of the teleoperable device; measuring at least one state characteristic of the teleoperable device; and providing a haptics output to an operator based on at least one of a response from the teleoperable device and the at least one state characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A system for operating a teleoperable device by controlling least one of a position and orientation of the teleoperable device, comprising:
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a haptics device coupleable to the teleoperable device and configured to receive an operator input; and a sensing system operatively coupled to the haptics device and configured to measure at least one state characteristic of the teleoperable device, wherein the haptics device is further configured to provide at least one control signal to the teleoperable device, the at least one control signal being configured to directly control at least one of position and orientation of the teleoperable device based on at least one of the operator input and the at least one state characteristic. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24, 25)
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