A multi-robot cooperation strategy for dexterous task oriented teleoperation

The use of multiple robots working cooperatively in a redundant way offers new possibilities in the execution of complex tasks in dynamic workspaces. The aim of this work is to increase the range of applicability of teleoperated systems by means of the automatic cooperation of multiple slave robots...

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Authors: Hernansanz Prats, Alberto|||0000-0002-7969-5401, Casals Gelpí, Alicia|||0000-0003-4706-5533, Amat Girbau, Josep|||0000-0002-8769-7706
Format: article
Publication Date:2015
Country:España
Institution:Universitat Politècnica de Catalunya (UPC)
Repository:UPCommons. Portal del coneixement obert de la UPC
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:upcommons.upc.edu:2117/76988
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/2117/76988
https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.robot.2014.12.007
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Robots -- Control systems
Multi-robot cooperation
Task-oriented teleoperation
Single-operator-multiple-robot
Robots -- Sistemes de control
Àrees temàtiques de la UPC::Informàtica::Robòtica
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Summary:The use of multiple robots working cooperatively in a redundant way offers new possibilities in the execution of complex tasks in dynamic workspaces. The aim of this work is to increase the range of applicability of teleoperated systems by means of the automatic cooperation of multiple slave robots which, controlled by a human operator, act as if they were a unique robot: a Multi-Robot Cooperation Platform fer Task-Oriented Teleoperation, MRCP. From the human operator commands, this robotic platform, the MRCP, dynamically selects the most suitable slave robot and manages, when necessary, a task transfer from one robot to another in order to achieve a smooth execution of teleoperated tasks.; The result of the proposed methodology is an improved teleoperated system in terms of reachable workspace (volume, manoeuvrability and accessibility) and dexterity, thus widening its range of applicability. This approach allows human operators to focus their attention on the ongoing task more than on the teleoperated robots.