Multi-Operator Remote Robot Control With Coordinated Feedback
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Solution Overview
Problem
Conventional remote operation systems restrict the types of tasks that can be performed by robots, limit simultaneous operation by multiple users, and fail to provide a sense of presence or collaboration among operators, leading to feelings of loneliness during remote operations.
Innovation Solution
A remote operation control system that acquires and synthesizes operation information from multiple controllers to generate control and feedback information, allowing multiple operators to collaboratively control a robot, prioritize operations, and provide feedback to simulate a shared work environment, enhancing the sense of presence and collaboration.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple operators remotely operate a same robot, then operational versatility and collaboration are improved, but system complexity and control coordination become problematic
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments the control authority by dividing the robot's operation into multiple controllable parts or tasks, allowing different operators to control different aspects simultaneously. The control server allocates specific control rights to each terminal device, enabling parallel operation without full system complexity.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a new dimension of control by allowing multiple operators to interact with the same robot through different terminal devices simultaneously. This multi-dimensional control approach enables collaboration across spatial and functional dimensions, resolving the complexity issue by distributing control rather than centralizing it.
2Adaptability or versatility
If operation information from multiple controllers is synthesized, then collaborative control capability is improved, but information processing complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The control server acts as an intermediary that receives operation information from multiple terminal devices, synthesizes the control commands, and generates coordinated control signals for the robot. This intermediary approach simplifies information processing by centralizing the synthesis function while maintaining distributed control capabilities.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements feedback mechanisms where the control server receives operation information from multiple controllers, processes the synthesized commands, and provides feedback to both the robot and the terminal devices. This feedback loop enables coordinated control while managing information processing complexity through structured communication protocols.
3Ease of operation
If feedback information is provided to multiple operators, then sense of presence and collaboration is improved, but communication bandwidth and processing load increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system provides customized feedback information to each terminal device based on the specific operator's perspective, role, and current operational context. Each operator receives relevant feedback tailored to their control responsibilities, reducing unnecessary communication bandwidth consumption while maintaining the sense of presence and collaboration.
Data Source
AI summary
A remote operation control system and method are provided. An operator remotely operates a remote operation target that is an object of reality or a virtual object of a virtual world, the system includes an information acquisition part acquiring first operation information indicating an operation inputted by a first operator via a first controller, and second operation information indicating an operation inputted by a second operator via a second controller; a control information generation part generating control information for causing the remote operation target to move based on the first and second operation information and the second operation information;and a feedback information generation part generating based on the control information first feedback information that feeds back a motion content of the remote operation target to the first controller and generating second feedback information that feeds back a motion content of the remote operation target to the second controller.