Force-reflective teleoperation control system
First Claim
1. In a teleoperation system having a master station, which includes an operable master link coupled to a master actuator which provides force resistance to operation and movement of the master link in response to command signals, and a slave station, which includes a slave link moveable by a slave actuator in response to command signals, a control system for producing command signals in response to movement of the master link comprising:
- means for producing a signal representing position of the master link;
means for producing a signal representing force applied to the master actuator by operation of the master link;
means for producing a signal representing force applied to the slave link by the slave actuator;
means for producing a signal representing position of the slave link; and
first force control means responsive to the master link position signal, the master actuator force signal, the slave actuator force signal, and the slave link position signal for producing a first force command signal for supply to the slave actuator to cause the slave actuator to move the slave link in substantially faithful imitation of movement of the master link.
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Abstract
A teleoperation system includes a master station having a manually operable master link coupled to a master actuator which provides force resistance to operation and movement of the master link, and a slave station having a slave link moveable by a slave actuator in response to command signals. The system also includes a control unit for producing command signals in response to movement of the master link, such control unit having a position transducer for producing signals representing the position of the master link, a force transducer for producing signals representing the force applied to the master actuator by operation of the master link, a second force transducer for producing signals representing force applied to the slave link by the slave actuator, a second position transducer for producing signals representing position of the slave link, and a force controller responsive to the master link position signal, the master actuator force signal, the slave actuator force signal and the slave link position signal for producing a force command signal for supply to the slave actuator to cause the slave actuator to move the slave link in substantially faithful imitation of movement of the master link.
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12 Claims
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1. In a teleoperation system having a master station, which includes an operable master link coupled to a master actuator which provides force resistance to operation and movement of the master link in response to command signals, and a slave station, which includes a slave link moveable by a slave actuator in response to command signals, a control system for producing command signals in response to movement of the master link comprising:
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means for producing a signal representing position of the master link; means for producing a signal representing force applied to the master actuator by operation of the master link; means for producing a signal representing force applied to the slave link by the slave actuator; means for producing a signal representing position of the slave link; and first force control means responsive to the master link position signal, the master actuator force signal, the slave actuator force signal, and the slave link position signal for producing a first force command signal for supply to the slave actuator to cause the slave actuator to move the slave link in substantially faithful imitation of movement of the master link. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A teleoperation control system comprising
a master station including a manually moveable master element, a master actuator means coupled to the master element for presenting a force resistance to movement of the master element in response to a master command signal, master position transducer means for producing a master position signal representing position of the master element, and master force transducer means for producing a master force signal representing force applied to the master actuator means by the master element when the master element is moved, and a slave station including a moveable slave element, a slave actuator means coupled to the slave element and responsive to a slave command signal for causing the slave element to move, slave position transducer means for producing a slave position signal representing position of the slave element, and slave force transducer means for producing a slave force signal representing force applied by the slave actuator means to the slave element, said master station further including master position control means responsive to the master position signal and slave position signal for producing a first error signal representing the difference in position of the master element and slave element, master force control means responsive to the master force signal and slave force signal for producing a second error signal representing the difference in force applied by the master element to the master actuator and force applied by the slave actuator to the slave element, and master summing means for adding the first and second error signals to produce a master command signal for application to the master actuator to cause the master actuator to vary the force resistance to movement of the master element in accordance with the value of the master command signal, and said slave station further including slave position control means responsive to the master position signal and slave position signal for producing a third error signal representing the difference in the position of the master element and slave element, slave force control means response to the master force signal and slave force signal for producing a fourth error signal representing the difference in force supplied by the master element to the master actuator and force supplied by the slave actuator to the slave element, and slave summing means for adding the third and fourth error signals to produce a slave command signal for application to the slave actuator to cause the slave actuator to move the slave element in accordance with the value of the slave command signal.
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