Telexistence

Telexistence is fundamentally a concept named for the general technology that enables a human being to have a real-time sensation of being at a place other than where he or she actually exists, and being able to interact with the remote environment, which may be real, virtual, or a combination of both. It also refers to an advanced type of teleoperation system that enables an operator at the control to perform remote tasks dexterously with the feeling of existing in a surrogate robot working in a remote environment. Telexistence in the real environment through a virtual environment is also possible. This will be the first book on telexistence written by the inventor of the concept of this emerging technology. It introduces the concept of telexistence, explains how this concept can be realized, illustrates precisely real examples of the realization of the concept, and prospects its future advancement. "Telexistence is a fundamental concept which refers to the general technology that enables a human being to have a real-time sensation of being at a place other than where he or she actually exists, while being able to interact with the remote environment, which may be real, virtual, or a combination of both. It also refers to an advanced type of teleoperation system that enables an operator at the control to perform remote tasks dexterously with the feeling of existing in a surrogate robot working in a remote environment. Telexistence in the real remote environment through a virtual environment is also possible. This book is the first book on telexistence written by the inventor of the concept of this emerging technology. It introduces the concept of telexistence, explains how this concept can be realized, illustrates precisely real examples of the realization of the concept, and determines its future advancement."--Publisher's web site 6.3.2.3. 3D Display System6.3.3. RPT Viewer System; 6.3.4. Feasibility Experiments; 6.3.5. Summary; 7. Telexistence Communication Using TWISTER: Telexistence Wide-angle Immersive STEReoscope; 7.1. Face-to-Face Communication; 7.2. Concept of Mutual Telexistence Using TWISTER; 7.3. Development of TWISTER; 7.4. Principles of TWISTER; 7.4.1. Movable Parallax Barrier; 7.4.2. Rendering.; 7.4.3. Image Capture; 7.4.4. Capture and Display; 7.4.5. Robotic Mutual Telexistence Using TWISTER; 7.4.6. Omnistereo Camera System for TWISTER; 7.5. Summary; 8. Future Perspective; 8.1. Out-of-the-Body Experience 2. Generations and Design Philosophies of Robots2.1. Generations of Robots; 2.2. Design Philosophies in Robotics; 3. Telexistence; 3.1. Short History of Telexistence; 3.2. Augmented Telexistence; 3.3. R-Cubed; 3.4. Humanoid Robotics Project:HRP; 4. Fundamental Technologies for Telexistence; 4.1. Telexistence Visual Display; 4.1.1. Design Concept of Telexistence Visual Display; 4.1.2. Design Method and Procedures of Telexistence Visual Display; 4.1.3. Visual Display Prototypes; 4.1.3.1. Visual Display Unit; 4.1.3.2. Experimental Visual Display System; 4.1.4. Evaluation of the Visual Display 5. Retroreflective Projection Technology (RPT)5.1. Principle of Retroreffective Projection Technology; 5.2. RPT-Based Head Mounted Projector; 5.3. RPT Applications; 6. Mutual Telexistence Using RPT; 6.1. Mutual Telexistence; 6.2. Experimental Hardware System; 6.2.1. Preliminary Mutual Telexistence Hardware System; 6.2.2. Summary; 6.3. Mutual Telexistence Master-Slave System for Communication; 6.3.1. Telexistence Surrogate Anthropomorphic Robot II; 6.3.1.1. Slave Robot Arm; 6.3.1.2. Slave Robot Hand; 6.3.2. Telexistence Cockpit; 6.3.2.1. Master Arm; 6.3.2.2. Master Hand 4.1.4.1. Horopters and Their Expression4.1.4.2. Experiment; 4.1.5. Summary; 4.2. Mobile Telexistence System.; 4.2.1. System Configuration; 4.2.2. Experiments; 4.2.3. Summary; 4.3. Design and Quantitative Evaluation of Telexistence Manipulation System; 4.3.1. Telexistence Manipulation System; 4.3.2. Manipulation Experiments; 4.3.3. Summary; 4.4. Construction of Virtual Haptic Space; 4.4.1. Construction Method for Encounter-Type Virtual Haptic Space; 4.4.1.1. Active Environment Display; 4.4.1.2. Shape Approximation Device; 4.4.2. Test Hardware; 4.4.3. Summary Preface; Contents; 1. Virtual Reality and Telexistence; 1.1. What is Telexistence and What is Virtual Reality; 1.2. Telexistence in the Real World and in Virtual Worlds; 1.2.1. Telexistence in the RealWorld; 1.2.2. Telexistence in Virtual Worlds; 1.2.3. Applications of Telexistence; 1.3. Organization of Telexistence and/or Virtual Reality Systems; 1.4. Virtual Reality as a Human Tool for 3Cs and 3Es; 1.4.1. Control; 1.4.2. Communication; 1.4.3. Creation; 1.4.4. Experience/Education; 1.4.5. Elucidation; 1.4.6. Entertainment; 1.5. Virtual Reality Convergence Virtual reality and telexistence Generations and design philosophies of robots Telexistence Fundamental technologies for telexistence Retroreflective projection technology (RPT) Mutual telexistence using RPT Telexistence communication using TWISTER : telexistence wide-angle immersive STEReoscope Future perspective. Telexistence is a fundamental concept which refers to the general technology that enables a human being to have a real-time sensation of being at a place other than where he or she actually exists. This book introduces the concept of this emerging technology Susumu Tachi. Includes Bibliographical References (p. 181-187) And Index. 8.2. Impact of Telexistence on Daily Life