Facilitating device control

A method of operation in a robotic system comprising, a processor, a first device in communication with the processor, and a second device in communication with the first device and the processor, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, a training set including:
• a first plurality of positions in a first configuration space that represents physical configurations of the first device,
• a second plurality of positions in a second configuration space that represents physical configurations of the second device, and
• information that represents a plurality of pairs of positions, wherein a representative pair in the plurality of pairs of positions includes a first representative position in the first configuration space and a second representative position in the second configuration space;
• creating, by the processor, from the training set, information that represents a map between a first run-time position in the first configuration space and a second run-time position in the second configuration space;
• creating, by the processor, a dictionary of atoms and a plurality of weights that in linear combination define at least one representative pair in the plurality of pairs of positions;
• including, by the processor, in the information that represents the map, the information that represents the dictionary of atoms;
• and
• returning, by the processor, the information that represents the map.

A method of operation in a robotic system comprising, a processor, an operator interface in communication with the processor, and an operator controllable device in communication with the processor and the operator interface, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, information that represents a map between a first position in a first configuration space associated with physical configurations for the operator interface and a second position in a second configuration space associated with physical configurations for the operator controllable device;
• receiving, by the processor, a first run-time position in the first configuration space;
• receiving, by the processor, information that represents a plurality of nearest neighbour cells, wherein each cell in the plurality of nearest neighbour cells includes a calibration position from a first plurality of calibration positions in the first configuration space;
• receiving, by the processor, information that represents a second plurality of calibration positions in the second configuration space, wherein a representative calibration position from the second plurality of calibration positions in the second configuration space is associated with a representative calibration position from the first plurality of calibration positions in the first configuration space;
• creating, by the processor, a second run-time position in the second configuration space from the information that represents the map, the first run-time position in the first configuration space, and the second plurality of calibration positions in the second configuration space;
• causing, by the processor, an action to be taken with the second run-time position in the second configuration space;
• and
• producing, by the processor, a signal including information that represents an action for the operator controllable device, wherein the information when interpreted causes the operator controllable device to assume the second run-time position.

A method of operation in a robotic system comprising, a processor, an operator interface in communication with the processor, and an operator controllable device in communication with the processor and the operator interface, the method comprising:

• receiving, by the processor, information that represents a map between a first position in a first configuration space associated with physical configurations for the operator interface and a second position in a second configuration space associated with physical configurations for the operator controllable device;
• receiving, by the processor, a first run-time position in the first configuration space;
• creating, by the processor, a second run-time position in the second configuration space from the information that represents the map and the first run-time position in the first configuration space;
• causing, by the processor, an action to be taken with the second run-time position in the second configuration space;
• producing, by the processor, a signal including information that represents an action for the operator controllable device, wherein the information when interpreted causes the operator controllable device to assume the second run-time position;
• receiving, by the processor, information that represents a dictionary of atoms that in linear combination with a plurality of weights define a position in the first configuration space, and a position in the second configuration space, wherein the dictionary of atoms includes a first plurality of atoms associated with the first configuration space;
• and
• deriving, by the processor, the plurality of weights from a system of equations that includes:
• the first run-time position,
• the first plurality of atoms, and
• the plurality of weights.