The paper presents an original solution for an intuitive control system for an engineering support robot. A division of control functions for the vehicle’s actuators and the vision system is proposed. The user interface is described, and selected screenshots of the graphical visualization for controlling the vehicle’s drive motor, vision system cameras, and vehicle suspension system are presented.One of the dominant trends in the development of armament and military equipment is robotization – the introduction of unmanned systems capable of performing various operational tasks without direct human involvement. In the case of unmanned ground vehicles (UGVs), their primary task is to increase the distance between the soldier and the threat, aiming to minimize human casualties [1].
Moving the operator away from the machine deprives them of a range of feedback signals, based on which control decisions are made in conventional, manned control conditions. Control based on vision systems (teleoperation) and multisensory systems requires significant experience from the operator and good psychophysical condition.
Therefore, in remote control systems for unmanned vehicles, a very important aspect is the intuitiveness of their control, which directly affects the ability to perform long-term and precise control of the vehicle’s working movements, which is of particular importance in tasks of identification, handling, and neutralization of improvised explosive devices. (…)
The article contains 15,487 characters.
Source: Logistyka Magazine