Proxy Robots and Remote Environment Simulator for Their Human Handlers

a robot and remote environment technology, applied in the field of robots, can solve the problems of not being very stable, the method and apparatus employed, and the design of the treadmill is not very stable, so as to achieve the effect of adding stability and adding stability

a robot and remote environment technology, applied in the field of robots, can solve the problems of not being very stable, the method and apparatus employed, and the design of the treadmill is not very stable, so as to achieve the effect of adding stability and adding stability

US20130211594A1Inactive Publication Date: 2013-08-15STEPHENS JR KENNETH DEAN
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[0084]A description of the preferred embodiments with reference to the figures is here presented.

[0085]Referring to FIG. 1, a proxy robot surrogate 1 is depicted and its human handler 2. Note that the body position of both handler and proxy robot is the same, with the proxy following all the handler's moves. For example, in the handler's right hand 5 is a bar tool 6 for breaking and prying rocks; but more correctly the handler is holding a replica bar tool, probably made from plastic, composite or wood to simulate the weight of such a tool on the moon or at some other location in space. This and other replica mission tools would be stored in an area of easy access.

[0086]Proxy robot 1 is also holding a bar tool 4 in its right hand 3, but in this case the tool is real, made from steel or a similar substance capable of performing real work. Note as well that the robot is being made to walk up a slight hill 7, the incline of which is duplicated by mechanisms controlling a treadmill 8, w...

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A system for controlling a human-controlled proxy robot surrogate is presented. The system includes a plurality of motion capture sensors for monitoring and capturing all movements of a human handler such that each change in joint angle, body posture or position; wherein the motion capture sensors are similar in operation to sensors utilized in motion picture animation, suitably modified to track critical handler movements in near real time. A plurality of controls attached to the proxy robot surrogate is also presented that relays the monitored and captured movements of the human handler as “follow me” data to the proxy robot surrogate in which the plurality of controls are configured such that the proxy robot surrogate emulates the movements of the human handler.

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CLAIM OF PRIORITY[0001]The present invention claims priority to Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61,599,204 filed on Feb. 15, 2012, entitled “Space Exploration with Human Proxy Robots;” Provisional U.S. Patent Application No. 61,613,935 filed on Mar. 21, 2012, entitled “Remote Environment Simulator for Human Proxy Robot Handlers;” and co-pending non-provisional U.S. patent application Ser. No. 13 / 479,128 filed on May 23, 2012. The application to follow has basis in all of the earlier filings, with special emphasis on the creation of an environment for a human handler reflecting as closely as possible the remote environment of the handler's proxy robot.FIELD OF THE INVENTION[0002]The present claimed invention generally relates to robotics. More specifically the present invention relates to human proxy robot systems.BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION[0003]While the content herein is applicable to robots with some or even a great deal of autonomy as taught in the previous application, ...

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Patent Timeline
15 Aug 2013
Publication
US20130211594A1
IPC
G05B15/00
CPC
B25J9/1689; G05B2219/40116; B25J11/00; B25J3/04; G05B2219/40191; B64G4/00; B64G2004/005; B64G1/1064
Inventors
STEPHENS, JR., KENNETH DEAN