Tele-Operated Hydraulic Shovel with Immersive Virtual Environment

Abstract

In conventional tele-operated systems using a camera image or flat display image, it is difficult for operators to manipulate objects remotely without presence transmitted from the remote location. In this paper, the tele-operated remote manipulation system with immersive virtual environment for operators has been proposed and developed. The immersive display system, the Vision Dome with 3D computer graphics in the virtual workspace is used to give an illusion for the operator in the presence of the real workspace. It is experimentally verified that time delay for data transmitted from the remote location and uncomfortable feeling using flat display images are compensated with the immersive virtual environment.