Development and implementation of a telerobotic system with visual and haptic feedback : current progress
Date
2011-09
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Industrial Engineering, Stellenbosch University
Abstract
Telerobotics is a field of robotics interested in controlling robots from a distance.
Incorporating visual and haptic (touch) feedback allows the operator greater accuracy in
manipulating objects in a remote environment. This project endeavours to develop a
telerobotic system with a focus towards telesurgical applications by using two similar
industrial robotic manipulators, one acting as a haptic input device, the other as the
telerobot. This paper describes the process of converting such robots into a functioning
telerobotic system that allows the operator to “see” and “feel” in the remote
environment. A partial working model of the telerobotic system can be achieved through
experimental procedures.
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The original publication is available at http://www.isem.org.za/index.php/isem/isem2011
Conference of the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 21 - 23 September 2011.
Conference theme - Innovative Systems Thinking: Unravelling Complexity for Successful Solutions
Conference of the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, Stellenbosch, South Africa, 21 - 23 September 2011.
Conference theme - Innovative Systems Thinking: Unravelling Complexity for Successful Solutions
Keywords
Telerobotics, Robotics, Industrial robotic, Surgical robotics
Citation
Pretorius, J. & Van Der Merwe, A. F. 2011. Development and implementation of a telerobotic system with visual and haptic feedback : current progress. Presented at the ISEM 2011 Proceedings, September 21-23, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, South Africa.