Control apparatus, control method, and master-slave system
AssigneeSony Corporation
InventorsYuki Itotani, Hiromasa Masuda, Atsushi Miyamoto, Kazuhito Wakana
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Abstract
[Problem to be Solved] There are provided a control apparatus, a control method, and a master-slave system. [Solution] A control apparatus includes: a detector that detects whether or not a master apparatus used for an operation of a slave apparatus is located at a movable range limit; and a controller that controls, on the basis of a detection result, a slave parameter related to control of the slave apparatus and an image parameter related to an image displayed on the basis of imaging.
Claims17
A control apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to
- detect whether or not a master apparatus used for an operation of a slave apparatus is located at a movable range limit;
- and
- control, on the basis of a detection result, a slave parameter related to control of the slave apparatus and an image parameter related to an image displayed on the basis of imaging, wherein
- the slave parameter includes an operation magnification indicating a ratio of a movement amount for the slave apparatus to a movement amount for the master apparatus,
- the image parameter includes an image magnification indicating a magnification related to the image, and
- the circuitry is further configured to control the operation magnification and the image magnification substantially simultaneously, and perform decrease control for decreasing the operation magnification and the image magnification under a condition that it is detected that the master apparatus is located at the movable range limit.
A control apparatus comprising:
- circuitry configured to
- detect whether or not a master apparatus used for an operation of a slave apparatus is located at a movable range limit;
- and
- control, on the basis of a detection result, a slave parameter related to control of the slave apparatus and an image parameter related to an image displayed on the basis of imaging, wherein
- the slave parameter includes an operation offset indicating an offset distance from a point in the slave apparatus corresponding to an origin point in the master apparatus to an origin point in the slave apparatus,
- the image parameter includes an image offset indicating an offset of the image, and
- the circuitry is further configured to control the operation offset and the image offset substantially simultaneously under a condition that it is detected that the master apparatus is located at the movable range limit.
A master-slave system comprising:
- a slave apparatus;
- a master apparatus used for an operation of the slave apparatus;
- and
- a control apparatus including circuitry configured to detect whether or not the master apparatus is located at a movable range limit, and control on the basis of a detection result, a slave parameter related to control of the slave apparatus and an image parameter related to an image displayed on the basis of imaging, wherein
- the slave parameter includes an operation magnification indicating a ratio of a movement amount for the slave apparatus to a movement amount for the master apparatus,
- the image parameter includes an image magnification indicating a magnification related to the image, and
- the circuitry is further configured to control the operation magnification and the image magnification substantially simultaneously, and perform decrease control for decreasing the operation magnification and the image magnification under a condition that it is detected that the master apparatus is located at the movable range limit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.