TELEOPERATOR SYSTEM WITH MASTER CONTROLLER DEVICE AND MULTIPLE REMOTE SLAVE DEVICES
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1. A telerobotic system comprising a master controller and a plurality of slave devices, wherein the master controller can operatively control each of the plurality of slave devices, and further wherein the master controller can only control one slave device at any given time.
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Abstract
This invention enables the affordability of an elaborate, high-performance teleoperator master controller while encouraging continual operator training by supporting a teleoperator system in which one centralized master controller controls multiple field slaves sequentially.
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- 1. A telerobotic system comprising a master controller and a plurality of slave devices, wherein the master controller can operatively control each of the plurality of slave devices, and further wherein the master controller can only control one slave device at any given time.
- 11. A telerobotic system comprising a plurality of master controllers and a plurality of slave devices, wherein each master controller can operatively control each of the plurality of slave devices, and further wherein each master controller can only control one slave device at any given time.
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14. A method for performing a task, the method comprising:
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providing a telerobotic system comprising a master controller and a plurality of slave devices, wherein the master controller can operatively control each of the plurality of slave devices, and further wherein the master controller can only control one slave device at any given time; selecting one slave device to be operatively controlled by the master controller; and using the master controller to operatively control the selected slave device to perform a task. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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