Distributed control for tele-operations

A distributed tele-operating system has been designed and simulated in our laboratory with model-based supervisory control to enable reduced human attendance. Dual sensory feedback channels, top-down image processing, and a global positional system permit robust vehicle pose recovery. The distributed network component design and model three-dimensional display are based on currently available technologies. The most difficult design aspect was to achieve smooth integration between web technologies and the hardware physical entities. Constraints from the remote environment were carefully considered, since the system will be used to build a lava-diverting dam at the base of an active volcano in Japan.