Remote operation and control over long distance.

Remote operation and control over long distance.

In the instance you may want to control a device over hundreds of kilometres, wireless control and control panels are not possible. Instead, you would have a remote linkup to the device, and a computer control. Over the coming weeks, I will take you some techniques for long distance remote operation and monitoring.

Remote operation of short distances.

Remote operation of short distances.
With our without wires, it is possible to control a robot remotely. There are many ways to do this. The simplest would be the use of a control panel. Each button on the control is a specific item to do with the machine, and there would generally be a joystick to control movement.

The other way is to use a scaled down replica of the robot. In cases where you need precise control, and in special effects where you are interacting with a live audience, yo would generally use a combination to create more realistic effects., but how does this work?

In the scaled version, there are motion sensors that detect motion in all three directions, as well as tilt. These are linked to a processor that may be external to the replica which tells the robot what to do. Such a process is being used in the ‘Walking with Dinosaurs’ production running in Sci-tech in Perth, Western Australia.