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Abstract | ||
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In this paper we introduce a novel approach that enables users to interact with a multi-robot system in a natural manner. Additionally, interaction adapts to the user's affect and stamina. To this end, we consider the use of a smartwatch for recognizing the motion of the user's forearm, which is then translated in velocity commands for the robots. A natural mapping between user's movements and robots commands is implemented, so that the user can intuitively drive the robots by mimicking real-world behavior. Additionally, the operator's heart rate is measured, since it is a measure of mental stress. Thus, when an increase in mental stress is detected, the behavior of the multi-robot system is changed in order to simplify the interaction task and relieve the user. The proposed interaction system is tested with different users. Specifically, the effectiveness of the natural interaction is evaluated and compared to the use of a joypad and a haptic device. Moreover, we preliminarily test the affective interaction approach. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2017 | 10.1109/MRS.2017.8250931 | 2017 International Symposium on Multi-Robot and Multi-Agent Systems (MRS) |
Keywords | DocType | ISBN |
user affect,stamina,smartwatch,motion recognition,user forearm,velocity commands,user movement,real-world behavior,operator heart rate,joypad,haptic device,affective interaction approach,interaction system,interaction task,mental stress,robots commands,natural mapping,natural manner,multirobot system,affective robotics,natural interaction | Conference | 978-1-5090-6310-9 |
Citations | PageRank | References |
0 | 0.34 | 0 |
Authors | ||
4 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
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| Valeria Villani | 1 | 45 | 12.54 |
| Lorenzo Sabattini | 2 | 393 | 36.65 |
| Cristian Secchi | 3 | 977 | 81.94 |
| Cesare Fantuzzi | 4 | 275 | 38.53 |