Wiki source code of Amadee-20-MEROP

Version 3.1 by David Gschliesser on 2021/08/15 15:02

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1.1	1	=== Details ===
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	3	\|Acronym\|MEROP
	4	\|Description\|Remote operation of planetary ground robots using advanced human-machine interfaces
	5	\|Principal Investigator (PI)\|Rodrigo Ventura
	6	\|Organisation \|Institute for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Univ. of Lisbon
	7	\|Co-Investigators\|(((
	8	José Luís Silva, Instituto Universitário de Lisboa (ISCTE-IUL), ISTAR-IUL, and Madeira-ITI
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	10	E-mail: [[jose.l.silva@m-iti.org>>mailto:jose.l.silva@m-iti.org]]
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	12	José Corujeira, Inst. for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Univ. of Lisbon and Madeira-ITI;
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	14	E-mail: [[jose.corujeira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt>>mailto:jose.corujeira@tecnico.ulisboa.pt]]
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	16	Rute Luz, Inst. for Systems and Robotics, Instituto Superior Técnico, Univ. of Lisbon and Madeira-ITI;
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	18	E-mail: [[rute.luz@tecnico.ulisboa.pt>>mailto:rute.luz@tecnico.ulisboa.pt]]
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	21	=== Summary ===
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	25	For human exploration of extra-terrestrial bodies, remotely teleoperated robotic
	26	platforms will be an important. Teleoperation implies a cognitive
	27	disconnect between the operator and the robot, since they are not physically
	28	collocated. This often leads to an impairment in situational awareness. For
	29	instance, events such as the robot not moving as expected, e.g. due to loss of
	30	traction, often leads to operator confusion. In common teleoperation interfaces, this
	31	problem is exacerbated by the overload of information on the visualization screen.
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	33	In the MEROP experiment this issue is addressed by evaluating the deployment of a novel
	34	multimodal teleoperation interface. This interface aims at offloading of the visual channel using
	35	a haptic interface to convey both the traction state of the robot and its attitude. For analysis of
	36	the interface’s performance, the situational awareness and mental workload of the analog
	37	astronauts, the time to complete the task, the number of collisions, etc., are recorded.
	38	The experiment team is interested in collaborating with other teams, by providing expertise in
	39	Human-Robot Interaction. They intend to adapt their teleoperation interface to another team's
	40	mobile robot and perform their research within the constraints of that mobile robot.
	41	The robotic platform for MEROP will be provided through the EXOSCOT experiment.