A fuzzy data-based model for Human-Robot Proxemics

Kosiński, Tomasz; Obaid, Mohammad; Woźniak, Paweł W.; Fjeld, Morten; Kucharski, J.

doi:10.1109/roman.2016.7745152

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“…This is the situation in which the robot approached them from almost straight ahead. This finding contradicts those in which a frontal approach is preferred [16], but it corresponds to earlier ones that show that people dislike robots approaching them from the front [23,31]. The question remains why this effect only seemed to occur for people sitting on the chair on the right.…”

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Do Not Let the Robot Get too Close: Investigating the Shape and Size of Shared Interaction Space for Two People in a Conversation

Ruijten

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2020

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Robotic and other autonomous systems that need to operate in environments with people should respect social rules. One important aspect of this is personal space, which is the space surrounding a person. When two people are in a conversation, they position themselves such that a so-called shared interaction space is created in the middle of them. The aim of the current research was to experimentally investigate the shape and size of this shared interaction space in different formations. In three experiments, we had a robot approaching two people who were having a conversation from 5 different directions, and those people indicated what would be a comfortable distance for the robot to stop. We expected that people would take the personal space of their conversation partner into account when stopping the robot. Findings of the three studies mostly confirm this expectation. Apart from some exceptions, people tend to stop the robot at a similar distance from their conversation partner as from themselves. If these findings are applied in the behavior of robotic and other autonomous systems, people would be more likely to trust and later accept robots in their physical space, ultimately creating natural social interactions between humans and robots.

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Do Not Let the Robot Get too Close: Investigating the Shape and Size of Shared Interaction Space for Two People in a Conversation

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2020

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“…handle the flow as air or liquid phases with the clear boundary between them. Fuzzy logic allows understanding the problem in a "more human" way [77]. It assumes the existence of more values or states between 0 and 1 (e.g.…”

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Computer methods for non-invasive measurement and control of two-phase flows: a review study

Wajman

2019

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Nowadays, the application of advanced technologies in modern production systems is the main trend of development and technological progress in many industrial sectors. It is due to the still growing trends of energy-saving and production quality enhancement. Wherever in the production process the phase mixture is transported and it is not optimal or not economic, there is a need to develop a system which would be able to prevent any construction disaster, unexpected production line stopping or situation where for reasons of bad flow parameters, the final product is defective. This paper studies various sensors, measurement techniques and computer methods for signal processing and analysis to diagnose and control two-phase flows. Due to the possibility that the invasive measurement disturbs the process and changes it parameters and behavior especially in the location just after the measurement point and simultaneously does not provide any information about these changes it is unreliable for the diagnosis or control. Therefore, the non-invasive techniques commonly used for measurement of flows parameters are described. Depending on the industrial demands many of applications examples for non-invasive two-phase flows measurement and monitoring are given. This description for identifying the flow parameters is divided into features categories of this phenomena as void fraction distribution, velocity profile and flow regime. However, from these methods the high accuracy and short processing time is expected. The continued observation and monitoring of the process abnormalities can provide valuable information about its dynamic state and allow for real-time and automatic monitoring and control. Therefore, the development of advanced process control is one of the most important challenges to keep the flow regime on the given level and for instant and long-term energy saving, quality improvement.

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“…The orientation is another important element that should be considered because most individuals prefer an increased distance with respect to an individual in front of them than with respect to an individual beside them [25]. Several human-robot interaction trials were performed to investigate the effect of combinations of various factors, such as robot's appearance and behaviour, or different situations, or human users' age and gender, etc., on the relative location and the comfortable distance that an individual allows between himself and a robot [26,27]. Table 1.…”

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Feasibility Study of a Socially Assistive Humanoid Robot for Guiding Elderly Individuals during Walking

Piezzo

Suzuki

2017

Future Internet

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The impact of the world-wide ageing population has commenced with respect to society in developed countries. Several researchers focused on exploring new methods to improve the quality of life of elderly individuals by allowing them to remain independent and healthy to the maximum possible extent. For example, new walking aids are designed to allow elderly individuals to remain mobile in a safe manner because the importance of walking is well-known. The aim of the present study involves designing a humanoid robot guide as a walking trainer for elderly individuals. It is hypothesized that the same service robot provides an assistive and social contribution with respect to interaction between elderly users by motivating them to walk more and simultaneously provides assistance, such as physical assistance and gait monitoring, while walking. This study includes a detailed statement of the research problem as well as a literature review of existing studies related to walking companion robots. A user-centred design approach is adopted to report the results of the current first feasibility study by using a commercially available humanoid robot known as Pepper developed by Softbank-Aldebaran. A quantitative questionnaire was used to investigate all elements that assess intrinsic motivation in users while performing a given activity. Conversely, basic gait data were acquired through a video analysis to test the capability of the robot to modify the gait of human users. The results in terms of the feedback received from elderly subjects and the literature review improve the design of the walking trainer for elderly individuals.Future Internet 2017, 9, 30 2 of 16 decelerate or even prevent cognitive decline, doctors recommend living a healthy life by following a healthy diet, performing physical exercise, and challenging the brain via social engagement or intellectual stimulations. Thus, it is important to perform any activity that keeps the brain active and improves blood circulation. Specifically, physical exercise is an important part of a healthy lifestyle that increases the sense of wellbeing of an individual. Walking itself is a completely accessible way of physical exercise because it suits all abilities, it is free, it does not require equipment, and it can be performed anywhere. Moreover, walking in an outside environment leads to interaction between an individual and others, and thus it can correspond to a social activity that can improve an individual's mood. There is no definitive evidence from randomised trials although studies continue to explore the potential of walking as a preventive treatment for dementia as well as a disease-modifying treatment [3,4]. A main question focuses on whether physical activity directly protects an individual from dementia by providing better oxygen supply or instead whether it offers indirect protection by reducing risks, such as hypertension, that impair cognition. In any case, walking must be considered as extremely important for elderly individuals due to its role in modifyin...

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A fuzzy data-based model for Human-Robot Proxemics

Cited by 16 publications

References 14 publications

Do Not Let the Robot Get too Close: Investigating the Shape and Size of Shared Interaction Space for Two People in a Conversation

Do Not Let the Robot Get too Close: Investigating the Shape and Size of Shared Interaction Space for Two People in a Conversation

Computer methods for non-invasive measurement and control of two-phase flows: a review study

Feasibility Study of a Socially Assistive Humanoid Robot for Guiding Elderly Individuals during Walking

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