STANDARDIZED TELEOPERATION SYSTEM (STS) AND STANDARDIZED ROBOTIC SYSTEM (SRS)

Features

• Instantaneous Mode Change: Remote vehicle operating mode can be changed from Remote mode (teleoperated or autonomous) to Manual mode(human-operated) by flipping a single switch in the vehicle.
• Compact Components: Vehicle mounted components are compact and easy to package unobtrusively into the candidate vehicle. Omnitech can convert a vehicle at a field location, eliminating the need to transport the vehicle to our factory.
• High Integration Actuators (HIAs): HIAs provide position and velocity control.  HIAs allow easy backdriveability of high power, high force actuators. This enables easy conversion between teleoperated and manual control modes.
• Optimized for Extreme Environments: All components optimized for operation in extremes of temperature, humidity, corrosion, and vibration, enhancing long term reliability. Major components have been tested at temperature extremes of from -40 to +140 degrees Fahrenheit. Even the simplest components like cables and connectors are the highest quality available to assure optimal long term reliability in harshest of environments.
• Software Language: Programmed exclusively in Ada, allowing rapid military fielding of the design. If other software language interfaces are desired, the Controller Area Network (CAN) interface has alternate drivers available for C, C++, and other languages.
• Software Simulation for Rapid Redesign: Omnitech Robotics International, LLC has full software simulation capability for each component in the STS system. This allows rapid software design evolution and application code development for applying the STS system components to new vehicles, even before the hardware exists. Once hardware does exist, it can be progressively integrated with the software simulator using the high-speed serial control bus (CAN bus), providing hardware in the loop simulation, and functional and performance testing.
• Open System Architecture: The STS/SRS uses Open System Architecture methods and components to allow growth, scalability, and functional evolution of the system while maintaining compatibility with the basic architecture, thus enhancing its life cycle duration and utility.

Benefits

• Safety: Remote operation protects operators from hazards in the work area.
• Cost Savings: Unmanned operations potentially provide cost savings by automating some or all of the workload.
• Information: Teleoperation provides audio, video, and telemetry feedback to the operator. This information can be recorded for a permanent record of the activity, environment, and mission.