Title
Estimation Of Care Receiver'S Position Based On Tactile Information For Transfer Assist Using Dual Arm Robot
Abstract
For a robot that uses two arms to lift and transfer a care receiver from a bed to a wheelchair, we report a method of estimating the positioning of the care receiver. The maneuver for such a task involves a high DOF, and the robot is capable of executing the maneuver much like a human being. The care receiver may experience pain or become unstable when being carried, however, depending on the positioning of contact between the robot's arms and the care receiver. For this reason, nursing care robots must be able to recognize the positioning of contact with the care receiver and either modify it or alert the operator if it is unsuitable. We use the information obtained by tactile sensors on the robot's arms when making contact with the care receiver to estimate the latter's positioning. By dividing a care receiver's position on a bed into nine zones and applying machine learning to tactile sensor data and positioning, it is possible to estimate positioning highly accurately.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.20965/jrm.2014.p0743
JOURNAL OF ROBOTICS AND MECHATRONICS
Keywords
Field
DocType
nursing care robot, transfer assist, tactile sensor, position estimation
Computer vision,Simulation,Computer science,Artificial intelligence,Robot,Tactile sensor
Journal
Volume
Issue
ISSN
26
6
0915-3942
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
0
0.34
0
Authors
3
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Yuki Mori111.50
Ryojun Ikeura215826.97
Ming Ding3126.35