Title

Manual Control Of Remote Manipulators: Experiments Using Analog Simulation

Date

1966

Index Abstract

Not Available

Photo Quality

Not Needed

Report Number

AMRL TR 66-21

Creator

Seidenstein, Sidney

Herbert Jr, A. G.,

Corporate Author

Ritchie Inc Dayton Ohio

Laboratory

Aerospace Medical Research Laboratories

Extent

153

Identifier

AD0638500

AD0638500

Access Rights

Distribution of this document is unlimited.

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

AF 33(615)-1456

DoD Project

8171

DoD Task

817105

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Distribution Conflict

No

Abstract

An analog simulation of a remote manipulator was developed and used to investigate operator performance as a function of machine design parameters. Independent variables included control order, rate of motion, manipulator dynamics, positioning error tolerance, distance traversed, and duration for which final arm position had to be maintained. Dependent variables were travel time, adjustment time, time on target and total task time. Principal results were as follows: Increasing the complexity of system dynamics produced a ecrement in operator performance which was greater for fixed rate than for porportional rate control. Proportional rate control was found to be superior to fixed rate control afforded no advantage over the optimum single level of rate control.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1966-02

Provenance

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control

Type

report

Subject

Positioning Devices (Machinery) -- Simulation

Performance (Human) -- Operators (Personnel)

Remote Control

Analog Systems

Analysis of Variance

Systems Engineering

Format

1 online resource