Telerobotic Shipboard Handling System
ODIM Brooke Ocean is currently developing and integrating telerobotic control with a shipboard deployment/retrieval system. This system will use direct human control to launch and recover payloads in high sea state conditions, utilizing the operator to compensate for the relative motion between the ship and payload. Click here to see some early production photos of the Telerobotic Handling System!
Marine applications for this technology include handling of underwater vehicles and other payloads which cannot be effectively handled using traditional methods.
Other spin-off technologies will result from this project, including automation of handling/towing systems and programmed obstacle avoidance.
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Shown above is the Position Input Device or "replica" mode of control where the crane responds to changes in position of the replica. The alternative control device is the Velocity Input Device or "joystick" mode of control where the crane responds to changes in direction of the joystick motion.
Funding for this project is being provided by the Canadian Space Agency, Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency and InNOVAcorp under the Atlantic Canada STEAR Initiative (ACSI) Wave III.Illustration of Telerobotic Handling System in operation.
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