Remote Control
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<Top level summary, most common definitions for remote control>
Within the robotics community, the term remote control has two definitions.
- a robot is operating under remote control when a human operator is controlling the robot via an off-board controller and has access to direct visual feedback about the state of the robot.
- a robot is operating under remote control when the human operator provides continuous control input - if the input command stream stops, the robot stops moving.
History
<Summary of the history of the term - how the definition has changed over time>
- Where was this first used? Who coined the term or started naming them like that?
- Was it called differently before?
Contextual Uses
<Description of the different contexts this term is used in>
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Other Definitions
This section captures definitions of remote control that are used in other fields, outside the scope of this Body of Knowledge. They are included here to enable users to identify when their application area may introduce confusion.