A General Framework of Augmented Reality Aided Teleoperation Guidance

Augmented Reality (AR) has been demonstrated to be an efficient way to overcome the negative effect of time delays in teleoperation, because AR can superimpose the virtual simulation results on real working conditions in real-time. This paper proposes a general framework of Augmented Reality Aided Teleoperation Guidance (ARATG), which can support not only 3D predictive information but also operation guidance. Our general framework employs three individual but cooperative modules called tracking, image acquisition and interaction. Tracking module estimates the pose of virtual objects. Image acquisition module decides the type and content of virtual objects. And interaction module manages the multiform interactive information. A prototype system is implemented based on this ARATG framework, the experimental results show that our framework is both powerful and easy-to-use.