OzBot and haptics: remote surveillance to physical presence

James Mullins; Mick Fielding; Saeid Nahavandi

doi:10.1117/12.817712

30 April 2009 OzBot and haptics: remote surveillance to physical presence

James Mullins, Mick Fielding, Saeid Nahavandi

Proceedings Volume 7332, Unmanned Systems Technology XI; 73321R (2009) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817712
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2009, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

This paper reports on robotic and haptic technologies and capabilities developed for the law enforcement and defence community within Australia by the Centre for Intelligent Systems Research (CISR). The OzBot series of small and medium surveillance robots have been designed in Australia and evaluated by law enforcement and defence personnel to determine suitability and ruggedness in a variety of environments. Using custom developed digital electronics and featuring expandable data busses including RS485, I²C, RS232, video and Ethernet, the robots can be directly connected to many off the shelf payloads such as gas sensors, x-ray sources and camera systems including thermal and night vision. Differentiating the OzBot platform from its peers is its ability to be integrated directly with haptic technology or the 'haptic bubble' developed by CISR. Haptic interfaces allow an operator to physically 'feel' remote environments through position-force control and experience realistic force feedback. By adding the capability to remotely grasp an object, feel its weight, texture and other physical properties in real-time from the remote ground control unit, an operator's situational awareness is greatly improved through Haptic augmentation in an environment where remote-system feedback is often limited.

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James Mullins, Mick Fielding, and Saeid Nahavandi "OzBot and haptics: remote surveillance to physical presence", Proc. SPIE 7332, Unmanned Systems Technology XI, 73321R (30 April 2009); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.817712

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