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Robot Control Stations
A robot control station is a piece of equipment that allows a user to direct and monitor the operation of a robot system. It interacts with the robot controller to provide commands and receive feedback. The A&R section has developed a particular robot control mode called “Interactive Autonomy” which is particularly suited for space robot operations. In order to implement the Interactive Autonomy control mode the A&R section has developed in the course of several R&D activities few generations of Robot Control Stations.
The Developments at the A&R Group
The first activity “Flexible A&r MOnitoring and control User Station” (FAMOUS) was initiated in 1995. FAMOUS is a software framework for rapidly and cost-effectively setting up a monitoring and control station for a wide range of robotics applications. FAMOUS has been used and extended in capabilities during various other projects: · the “Vision and Interactive Autonomy Bi-Lateral Experiment” (VIABLE) on the Japanese ETSVII satellite in 1997 · the “Payload Support for Planetary Exploration” (PSPE) in 1999 · the “Imaging and Localization package for Planetary Aerobots” (ILP) in 2003 and has been used by the original developer also in terrestrial projects. The concept shown by FAMOUS was re-implemented in the DREAMS station designed to act as ground control station for the ASI-ESA EUROPA technology demonstrator. DREAMS integrates the SCOS 2000 development.