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Cooperation between a Human Operator and Multiple Robots for Maintenance Tasks at a Distance

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Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 2

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A novel concept of the integrated plant system is proposed where multiple robots work together with human operators. We have principally studied how to issue operation commands effectively through a human interface to let multiple robots work in the plant. A human interface system for multi-robot operation is constructed utilizing the WWW system. It is confirmed that multiple robots can actually be operated by the system from a distant place. By applying this system to a nuclear power plant model, we have been examining the performance of the cooperative work with human operators and multiple robots.

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  1. Graduate School of Science and Eng., Saitama Univ., Saitama338, Japan

    Tsuyoshi Suzuki

  2. The Inst. of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Wako, Saitama, 350-01, Japan

    Teruo Fujii, Hajime Asama, Hayato Kaetsu & Isao Endo

  3. Dept. of Mechanical Systems Eng., Utsunomiya Univ., Utsunomiya, Tochigi321, Japan

    Kazutaka Yokota

  4. Ship Research Inst., Ministry of Transport, Mitaka, Tokyo181, Japan

    Nobuo Mitomo

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  1. The Institute of Physical and Chemical Research (RIKEN), Hirosawa 2-1, 351-01, Wako, Saitama, Japan

    Hajime Asama (Senior Research Scientist) & Isao Endo (Chief Researcher) (Senior Research Scientist) &  (Chief Researcher)

  2. Department of Micro System Engineering, Nagoya University, Furo-cho, 464-01, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, Japan

    Toshio Fukuda (Professor) (Professor)

  3. Department of Precision Machinery Engineering, University of Tokyo, Hongo 7-3-1, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113, Japan

    Tamio Arai (Professor) (Professor)

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Suzuki, T. et al. (1996). Cooperation between a Human Operator and Multiple Robots for Maintenance Tasks at a Distance. In: Asama, H., Fukuda, T., Arai, T., Endo, I. (eds) Distributed Autonomous Robotic Systems 2. Springer, Tokyo. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-4-431-66942-5_6

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