Controlling a manipulator of a service robot by following the operator's hand movements in space

Abstract

This paper describes a practical solution of the problem of controlling a manipulator arm of a mobile service robot by a human operator using the natural method of following the movements of the operator’s hand in space. This system is a part of the complex control system of the mobile robot Hercules developed by the Department of robotics and is used to control its 3-degree-of-freedom manipulator with a gripper, but can be after some modifications applied to any similar arm with up to 6 degrees of freedom.