Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 08, 2016 - June 11, 2016
It becomes increasingly essential to have unmanned robots and drones that can replace manned apparatus as to make works more efficient and safer when patrolling hazardous areas. This study introduces an enhanced display based on augmented-reality technology with markers. The display system is being developed for tele-operated robots to carry out missions inside buildings. The camera view from the camera mounted on robots is augmented by three-dimensional CAD data of buildings. This feature allows the operator to figure out paths that cameras cannot see, to compare them with CAD data, and to recognize unexpected obstacles and broken structure. The effectiveness of the developed display system was tested with a tele-operated RC car using three displays (AR video, camera video, and 2D map) in corridor type structure.
