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Time Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation
Research Guide
What is Time Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation?
Time Delay Compensation in Bilateral Teleoperation refers to control algorithms and strategies that mitigate communication latency effects in master-slave robotic systems to ensure stability and transparency.
This subtopic addresses challenges in remote manipulation where time delays degrade performance in haptic feedback loops. Key methods include PD-like controllers (Slawiñski and Mut, 2014, 46 citations), wave variable transformations, and human arm stiffness measurement (Gallagher et al., 2014, 43 citations). Over 10 reviewed papers from 1991-2023 highlight prediction models and adaptive filtering for network-based teleoperation.
Why It Matters
Time delay compensation enables stable teleoperation in space debris mitigation (Ellery, 2019, 64 citations) and medical telerobotics (Mehrdad et al., 2020, 50 citations). It supports hazardous environment tasks like nuclear rehabilitation (Su et al., 2023, 40 citations) and reduces operator workload in unmanned ground vehicles (Lu et al., 2019, 39 citations). These advances improve transparency in drive-by-wire and aerial robotics (Farajiparvar et al., 2020, 55 citations).
Key Research Challenges
Stability Under Variable Delays
Communication delays cause oscillations in bilateral control loops, challenging stability margins. Slawiñski and Mut (2014) propose PD-like controllers with damping compensation. Gallagher et al. (2014) integrate human arm stiffness measurements to enhance interface stability.
Transparency with Haptic Feedback
Delays distort force-position correspondence, reducing operator immersion. Held and Durlach (1991, 69 citations) discuss adaptation limits in telepresence. Almeida et al. (2020) analyze interface transparency issues in immersive setups.
Adaptation to Network Variability
Packet loss and jitter in networks complicate compensation strategies. Farajiparvar et al. (2020) survey mitigation for telerobotics with channel corruption. Lu et al. (2019) examine workload effects from delay aids in teleoperation.
Essential Papers
14Telepresence, time delay and adaptation
Richard Held, Nat Durlach · 1991 · 69 citations
Displays, which are the subject of this conference, are now being used extensively throughout our society. More and more of our time is spent watching television, movies, computer screens, etc. Fur...
Tutorial Review on Space Manipulators for Space Debris Mitigation
Alex Ellery · 2019 · Robotics · 64 citations
Space-based manipulators have traditionally been tasked with robotic on-orbit servicing or assembly functions, but active debris removal has become a more urgent application. We present a much-need...
A Brief Survey of Telerobotic Time Delay Mitigation
Parinaz Farajiparvar, Hao Ying, Abhilash Pandya · 2020 · Frontiers in Robotics and AI · 55 citations
There is a substantial number of telerobotics and teleoperation applications ranging from space operations, ground/aerial robotics, drive-by-wire systems to medical interventions. Major obstacles f...
A review on interaction control for contact robots through intent detection
Yanan Li, Aran Sena, Ziwei Wang et al. · 2022 · Progress in Biomedical Engineering · 50 citations
Abstract Interaction control presents opportunities for contact robots physically interacting with their human user, such as assistance targeted to each human user, communication of goals to enable...
Review of Advanced Medical Telerobots
Sarmad Mehrdad, Fei Liu, Minh Tu Pham et al. · 2020 · Applied Sciences · 50 citations
The advent of telerobotic systems has revolutionized various aspects of the industry and human life. This technology is designed to augment human sensorimotor capabilities to extend them beyond nat...
PD‐like controllers for delayed bilateral teleoperation of manipulators robots
Emanuel Slawiñski, Vicente Mut · 2014 · International Journal of Robust and Nonlinear Control · 46 citations
Summary This paper proposes a compensated PD‐like controller for delayed bilateral teleoperation of a manipulator robot. The scheme has a PD‐like remote controller, a damping into the master, and a...
Improved stability of haptic human–robot interfaces using measurement of human arm stiffness
William J. Gallagher, Dalong Gao, Jun Ueda · 2014 · Advanced Robotics · 43 citations
Necessary physical contact between an operator and a force feedback haptic device creates a coupled system consisting of human and machine. This contact, combined with the natural human tendency to...
Reading Guide
Foundational Papers
Start with Held and Durlach (1991, 69 citations) for delay adaptation basics, then Slawiñski and Mut (2014, 46 citations) for PD controller design, followed by Gallagher et al. (2014, 43 citations) for human-robot coupling stability.
Recent Advances
Study Farajiparvar et al. (2020, 55 citations) survey for broad mitigation techniques; Ellery (2019, 64 citations) for space applications; Su et al. (2023, 40 citations) for XR-enhanced telemanipulation.
Core Methods
Core techniques: PD-like controllers with damping (Slawiñski and Mut, 2014), stiffness-based stabilization (Gallagher et al., 2014), wave variables, and predictive aids (Lu et al., 2019).
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is time delay compensation in bilateral teleoperation?
It uses control strategies like PD-like controllers (Slawiñski and Mut, 2014) to counteract latency in master-slave haptic systems, preserving stability and transparency.
What are key methods for delay mitigation?
Methods include damping compensation (Slawiñski and Mut, 2014), human stiffness integration (Gallagher et al., 2014), and adaptation models (Held and Durlach, 1991).
What are foundational papers?
Held and Durlach (1991, 69 citations) on telepresence adaptation; Slawiñski and Mut (2014, 46 citations) on PD controllers; Gallagher et al. (2014, 43 citations) on haptic stability.
What open problems remain?
Variable network jitter compensation (Farajiparvar et al., 2020) and multi-master stability (Li et al., 2014) lack robust solutions for real-time applications.
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