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Despite advances in autonomy, there will always be a need for human involvement in vehicle teleoperation. In particular, tasks such as exploration, reconnaissance and surveillance will continue to require human supervision, if not guidance and direct control. Thus, it is critical that the operator interface be as efficient and as capable as possible. In this paper, we provide an overview of vehicle teleoperation and present a summary of interfaces currently in use.
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Fong, T., Thorpe, C. Vehicle Teleoperation Interfaces. Autonomous Robots 11, 9–18 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1011295826834
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