Abstract
- A multitude of differently embodied digital technologies, such as autonomous vehicles, delivery robots or telepresence systems and humans will coordinate with each other, interact and work side by side in the near future. The possibilities that this incurs are manifold, but creating a smooth coordination is just as challenging. Because of limits of automation and exceptions to routine operation, there are and will be systems, which can both act autonomously and be controlled remotely by humans using teleoperation. This article pertains to challenges of spatial orientation that teleoperators have to face if they take over and control systems remotely. The ability to orient oneself via the cameras of a teleoperated system in the remote environment plays a crucial role for a smooth and error-free coordination with and in the environment of the teleoperated system. In this article, we will explain why orientation in a remote environment is crucial, which problems exist, how spatial orientation can be measured, and which approaches could be used to provide visual support for operating in a remote environment.