Haptic Feedback Assistance in Teleoperation Driving Tasks

This proposal introduces an enhanced interaction mechanism for teleoperating a mobile robot, focusing on the concept of physical embodiment to improve telepresence. By utilizing this principle, the operator can experience both a visual and physical presence at the remote location, enabling more natural interactions and simplifying the task of controlling the robot remotely. The operator receives immersive visual feedback aligned with their head movements, via a head-mounted display, and through a haptic belt that provides spatial cues about obstacles detected by the robot's sonars. This short paper describes the development of the system designed to map these obstacles.