Dynamic Rover Simulation for teleoperations in Planetary Surface Exploration
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Advanced Simulation Techniques (AST) combine interactive technologies like Virtual Environments (VEs), Augmented Reality (AR) and real-time simulation, and finds potential space applications. One of these applications is the exploration of a planetary sur£ace by teleoperated rovers. This paper presents the Smart Teleoperations Workstation (STW). As an initial result of the research into advanced simulation techniques applied to planetary surface explorations, the STW will be used as a tool for further research. An introduction to telepresence exploration and dynamic rover simulation are given, together with design considerations of the workstation and results achieved. The paper is completed with a discussion and preliminary conclusions, stating that Virtual Environments and Augmented Reality may give the operator an enhanced situational awareness and tools for planning safe trajectories on the basis of numerical simulations rather than trial and error.
TNO Identifier
95043
Source
Tijdschrift van het Nederlands Electronica- en Radiogenootschap, 62(2), pp. 58-67.
Pages
58-67