Evaluaton of working techniques using teleoperation for power line maintenance

Jean Lessard; Jean-Marc Robert; Pascale Rondot

doi:10.1117/12.197335

21 December 1995 Evaluaton of working techniques using teleoperation for power line maintenance

Jean Lessard, Jean-Marc Robert, Pascale Rondot

Proceedings Volume 2351, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies; (1995) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197335
Event: Photonics for Industrial Applications, 1994, Boston, MA, United States

Abstract

The focus of this study is the application of teleoperation to live-line maintenance work on power distribution lines. The research team's objectives are to measure and compare human performance, the levels of mental workload and the degree of satisfaction corresponding to three working techniques: the hot-stick technique (S), the direct-vision teleoperation technique with and without force feedback (T₁ and T₂, respectively) and the ground-level teleoperation technique (G). Three linemen with substantial experience with S, little experience with T₁ and none with T₂ or G took part in a study in which they had to perform a typical task with each of the three techniques. The results show that, compared to S, the productivity ratios for teleoperation are approximately 0.6 for T₁, 0.5 for T₂ and 0.3 for G. Extrapolation of the results shows that these productivity levels will increase with practice but not to the point where the teleoperation techniques would be as rapid as the hot- stick technique. Technical improvements in the near future are expected to help increase these ratios. The mental workload is higher with T₂ and G than with S and T₁. Lastly, T₁ is the preferred technique and T₂ the least appreciated.

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Jean Lessard, Jean-Marc Robert, and Pascale Rondot "Evaluaton of working techniques using teleoperation for power line maintenance", Proc. SPIE 2351, Telemanipulator and Telepresence Technologies, (21 December 1995); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.197335

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