TELEOPERATION INTERFACE REFERENCE

The interface screen

The Teleoperation interface is used to remotely control the rover over the internet.

The interface includes the following panels and windows:

Main View

This window shows an image from a camera chosen by clicking on one of the smaller camera windows displayed on the left and right of the screen. If the camera icon appears in the bottom right of the Main View, it can be clicked to capture the image currently shown. The scrolling text on the left of the main view shows a list of recent commands.

 

Camera Windows

Positioned to the left and right of the screen are a number of small camera windows that display live video images from various cameras around the Mars Yard and the from the rover. Clicking anywhere in a camera window will display that camera’s stream in the Main View.

 

Rover status

This panel shows a text and animated 3D graphic representation of the last commands sent to the rover and the resulting direction of movement. The status is updated to the current rover status when you first connect to the rover and each time you send new commands.

 

Drive Controls panel

This panel allows the user to send driving commands (crab motion, spot turns and throttle) to the rover. The user sets all 3 controls to the desired values and clicks ‘send’.

 

Pan/Tilt Controls panel

This panel allows the user to control the position of the pan/tilt mechanism. The user selects a value for pan and tilt and clicks ‘send.’

 

Instrument bar or panel

A bar or panel that provides access to various instruments on the rover that can be used to perform simulated chemical and physical tests on the Mars surface such as Laser Induced Breakdown Spectroscopy or LIBS.