Development ofPilot Assistance System withStereo Vision forRobotManipulation

URL:http://www.tmsuk.cojp) Abstract: Therescue robot "T-52 Enryu" hastwoarmstodovarious workandthis robot canbeoperated directly orremotely. Particularly, fortheremote control ofthis robot, thedevice withwhichapilot caneasily understand the position oftheobject andtherobot intheworking environment isnecessary tohelp himandtoimprove theefficiency of work.Therefore, wedeveloped apilot assistance system that helps thepilot ofEnryubydisplaying therelation ofthe position between thegrippers ofarmsandtheworkobject inthetouch panel monitor. Thesystem tracks thepoints onthe target objects specified bythepilot, anddisplays thedistances tothematthesametime. Inthis paper, weintroduce the developed pilot assistance system, andtheresults ofinstalling thesystem into therobot aredescribed.