System for applying tactile stimulation to the controller of unmanned vehicles

A system for applying tactile stimulation to a human controller of a remote vehicle, the system comprising:

• a sensor disposed on the remote vehicle and configured to measure a physical property of the remote vehicle and generate output data indicative thereof;
• a transmitter associated with the remote vehicle and in communication with the sensor to receive the output data, the transmitter configured to send the output data to the human controller at a remote location;
• and
• a tactile stimulator configured to be placed in direct or indirect contact with a skin or epidermal surface of the human controller of the remote vehicle to whom an output of the tactile stimulation is to be provided, the tactile stimulator in communication with the output of the sensor to deliver tactile stimulation corresponding to a magnitude of the sensed physical property, wherein the tactile stimulator is characterized in that it delivers tactile stimulation to the skin of the human controller and characterized by the absence of control signals from the tactile stimulator to control the remote vehicle;
• wherein the tactile stimulator is coupled directly to a body part of the human controller such that the human controller receives tactile stimulation from the transmitter independent of whether the human controller is actively engaged in controlling the remote vehicle.