Teleoperation of Robots Improvement System (TORIS)

The premise behind Robotic Researchs Teleoperation of Robots Improvement System (TORIS) is that we can extract sufficient information about the structure of the scene using image flow, and other sensor specific techniques, to reconstruct a useful, predicted view of the world at a future point in time. This reconstruction can be used as a teleoperation aid. The goal is to make it appear that the communication delay between the OCU and the robotic platform does not exist. This will eliminate the biggest barrier to stable teleoperation, creating the illusion that the operator is directly controlling the vehicle without the significant video and control delays. The feedback the operator receives from the video display would respond immediately to his actions, would not be subject to communications delays, and would accurately reflect the behavior of the robot in the world.