TELE-OPERATION OF A SERVOMECHANISM BY MEANS OF A VIRTUAL WORLD USING A GESTURE-BASED INTERFACE Teleoperación de un Servomecanismo a Través de un Mundo Virtual Usando Una Interfaz Gestual 1

Th The teleoperation of robotic devices with control data reduction through immersive virtual worlds using gestural interfaces, seek to reduce the risk of accidents, improve production in human activities and extend the domain of knowledge. This paper presents the research results of the development of a prototype that allows the real remote operation of a servomechanism through a virtual world controlled by a gesture-based human interface. The research methodology is devided into four parts: The Gesturebased human interface that uses CamShift and MeanShift algorithms to identify the order sent to the robot; The wireless communication that receives the instruction from the gestural interface for the teleoperation of the robot; the virtual world simulates the path of the avatar in the lunar environment, just as the robot does in the real world; finally the construction of electrical and mechanical servo system is applied. This project can be a reference for the development of systems that allow remote teleoperation and virtual experiences of natural disasters or environments that are hazardous to human life.