Title
Interacting With A Mobile Robot With A Natural Infrastructure-Less Interface
Abstract
In this paper we introduce a novel approach that enables users to interact with a mobile robot in a natural manner. The proposed interaction system does not require any specific infrastructure or device, but relies on commonly utilized objects while leaving the user's hands free. Specifically, we propose to utilize a smartwatch (or a sensorized wristband) for recognizing the motion of the user's forearm. Measurements of accelerations and angular velocities are exploited to recognize user's gestures and define velocity commands for the robot. The proposed interaction system is evaluated experimentally with different users controlling a mobile robot and compared to the use of a remote control device for the teleoperation of robots. Results show that the usability and effectiveness of the proposed natural interaction system based on the use of a smartwatch provide significant improvement in the human-robot interaction experience. (C) 2017, IFAC (International Federation of Automatic Control) Hosting by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Year
DOI
Venue
2017
10.1016/j.ifacol.2017.08.1829
IFAC PAPERSONLINE
Keywords
DocType
Volume
Intelligent interfaces, Design methodology for HMS, Mobile robots, Guidance navigation and control, Work in real and virtual environments
Journal
50
Issue
ISSN
Citations 
1
2405-8963
1
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.43
3
6
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Valeria Villani14512.54
Lorenzo Sabattini239336.65
Giuseppe Riggio311.11
Alessio Levratti4162.79
Cristian Secchi597781.94
Cesare Fantuzzi627538.53