Temporal non-overlap of teleoperation and headrest adjustment in a computer-assisted teleoperation system
AssigneeIntuitive Surgical Operations, Inc.
InventorsEhsan Noohi Bezanjani, Olga Greenberg, Mohammad Sina Parastegari, Russell Parrish, Maureen Riddell, Charles A. Sweeney, Allen C. Thompson
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Abstract
A computer-assisted teleoperation system and method for operating the same are provided that enforce a temporal non-overlap of a teleoperation of a follower device and a physical adjustment of a headrest of the computer-assisted teleoperation system.
Claims24
A computer-assisted teleoperation system comprising:
- an input device configured to receive operator inputs from an operator;
- a display unit configured to display images viewable by the operator;
- a headrest coupled to the display unit, the headrest configured to be contacted by a head of the operator;
- and
- a control system communicatively coupled to the input device, the control system comprising one or more processors, wherein the control system is configured to:
- enforce a temporal non-overlap between a physical adjustment to the headrest during a headrest adjustment mode and a teleoperation of a follower device during a teleoperation mode in response to the operator input received at the input device by preventing the control system from entering the headrest adjustment mode in response to receiving an indication to enter the headrest adjustment mode while the control system remains in the teleoperation mode.
A method for operating a computer-assisted teleoperation system comprising an input device configured to receive operator inputs from an operator, a display unit configured to display images viewable by the operator, a headrest coupled to the display unit, and a control system comprising one or more processors, the method comprising:
- receiving, by the control system, an operator input at the input device to teleoperate a follower device;
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- enforcing, by the control system, a temporal non-overlap between a physical adjustment to the headrest during a headrest adjustment mode and a teleoperation of a follower device during a teleoperation mode in response to the operator input received at the input device by preventing the control system from entering the headrest adjustment mode in response to receiving an indication to enter the headrest adjustment mode while the control system remains in the teleoperation mode.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.