We describe a remotely-piloted aerial system (RPAS) designed for environmental monitoring and specifically equipped for detection of nuclear radiating substances or materials in outdoor environments. The RPAS comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a lightweight radiation detector mounted on a gimbal connected to the UAV and providing real-time radiation information, a suitable communication infrastructure, and an HMI system including a novel haptic-based teleoperation interface purposely designed for environmental monitoring. The haptic interface supplements the standard graphical and visual sensorial channels to improve the efficiency of the UAV exploration. Simulation tests as well as preliminary experiments with the RPAS have shown that the haptic component of the HMI interface reduces the mental load of the operator who drives the UAV.
Evaluation of a haptic interface for UAV teleoperation in detection of radiation sources / Micconi, Giorgio; Aleotti, Jacopo; Caselli, Stefano. - (2016). (Intervento presentato al convegno 18th Mediterranean Electrotechnical Conference, MELECON 2016 tenutosi a cyp nel 2016) [10.1109/MELCON.2016.7495477].
Evaluation of a haptic interface for UAV teleoperation in detection of radiation sources
MICCONI, GIORGIO;ALEOTTI, Jacopo;CASELLI, Stefano
2016-01-01
Abstract
We describe a remotely-piloted aerial system (RPAS) designed for environmental monitoring and specifically equipped for detection of nuclear radiating substances or materials in outdoor environments. The RPAS comprises an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV), a lightweight radiation detector mounted on a gimbal connected to the UAV and providing real-time radiation information, a suitable communication infrastructure, and an HMI system including a novel haptic-based teleoperation interface purposely designed for environmental monitoring. The haptic interface supplements the standard graphical and visual sensorial channels to improve the efficiency of the UAV exploration. Simulation tests as well as preliminary experiments with the RPAS have shown that the haptic component of the HMI interface reduces the mental load of the operator who drives the UAV.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
