Paper:
Teleoperated Construction Robot Using Visual Support with Drones
Hironao Yamada*, Naoyuki Bando**, Katsutoshi Ootsubo*, and Yuji Hattori***
*Gifu University
1-1 Yanagido, Gifu City, Gifu 501-1193, Japan
**Gifu Prefectural Research Institute of Information Technology
1-21 Techno-Plaza, Kakamigahara, Gifu 509-0108, Japan
***Mitsubishi Electric Corporation
2-7-3 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8310, Japan
A teleoperation system for a construction robot works effectively in a hazardous environment. However, it has problems with work precision and mental workload. In this study, a moving visual support system using a drone is developed to solve these operability problems. The usability of the system is confirmed through a subjective experiment.
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