Web-based tele-operated systems using EAI

We discuss the design and systems implementation of a tele-operated two link manipulator camera system: a system which provides the operator with visual feedback from the remote site while carrying out manipulation tasks. A special feature of our approach is that, while the video feed is being sent to the operator from the remote camera, the operator's workstation also updates a graphical model of the configuration of the camera manipulator. This local display of a virtual model allows the operator to relate the video display of the remote imagery to the position and orientation of the camera with respect to the remote environment. This functionality is discussed within a context of a unified programming architecture for tele-operated systems.