Manipulator position display (MPD) for human-machine interaction

Michael J. Massimino; Perry D. Campbell; Michael E. Kearney; Michael F. Meschler

doi:10.1117/12.164893

21 December 1993 Manipulator position display (MPD) for human-machine interaction

Michael J. Massimino, Perry D. Campbell, Michael E. Kearney, Michael F. Meschler

Proceedings Volume 2057, Telemanipulator Technology and Space Telerobotics; (1993) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.164893
Event: Optical Tools for Manufacturing and Advanced Automation, 1993, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

Human operators can have difficulty with accurately controlling the position of a remote manipulator due to, in part, a lack of knowledge of the position of the manipulator with respect to its desired position, destination, or target object to be manipulated. The objective and contribution of the research presented in this paper is to provide a Manipulator Position Display (MPD) to assist a human operator with the operation of remote manipulator systems such as the space shuttle remote manipulator system. The MPD provides the operator with six degree of freedom position cues in a graphical display format for manipulator operations. The display provides these cues based on position (both translation and orientation) data from the manipulator system data stream. Preliminary experimental results have shown that the display significantly improved operator performance for a simulated space manipulation task, while reducing training requirements and operator workload.

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Michael J. Massimino, Perry D. Campbell, Michael E. Kearney, and Michael F. Meschler "Manipulator position display (MPD) for human-machine interaction", Proc. SPIE 2057, Telemanipulator Technology and Space Telerobotics, (21 December 1993); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.164893

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