Influence analysis of delayed video presentation to remote operator due to communication delay

Abstract

Studies on remote control of a mobile robot or a vehicle have been attracting great attentions for work in extreme environments or control of an autonomous vehicle. We have been trying to realize a new remote control system using an omnidirectional camera and Head Mounted Display (HMD) for an operator’s convenience and improvement of his operability. As the first step of this system, we analyses the influence to a remote operator by delayed video presentation due to communication delay. In this paper, we experimentally evaluate the relationship between the delayed time of video presentation and performance of human control to avoid an obstacle using a real robot.