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Touch sensors and control.Description of the equipment employed and results obtained in experiments with tactile feedback and different levels of automatic control. In the experiments described tactile feedback was investigated by incorporating a touch sensing and touch display system into a teleoperator, while the levels of automatic control were investigated by incorporating supervisory control features in the teleoperator control system. In particular, a hand contact system which senses and reproduces to the operator the contact between the end-effector and the object being touched or manipulated is described, as well as a jaw contact system which senses and reproduces to the operator the shape and location of the object held in the remote jaws, and an arm control system consisting of a control station where the operator controls the motion of the arm by transmitting commands, a remote station that accepts the commands and uses them, and a communications link that limits information flow. In addition, an algorithmic language for remote manipulation is described, and the desired features that an automatic arm controller should possess are reviewed.
Document ID
19730052526
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Proceedings
Authors
Hill, J. W.
Sword, A. J.
(Stanford Research Institute Menlo Park, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 7, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Subject Category
Biotechnology
Meeting Information
Meeting: National Conference on Remotely manned systems: Exploration and operation in space
Location: Pasadena, CA
Start Date: September 13, 1972
End Date: September 15, 1972
Accession Number
73A37328
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-5409
CONTRACT_GRANT: NAS2-6880
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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