Designing an emergency communication system for human and assistance dog partnerships

Robinson, Charlotte; Mancini, Clara; Linden, Janet van der; Guest, Claire; Swanson, Lydia; Marsden, Helen; Valencia, Jose; Aengenheister, Brendan

doi:10.1145/2750858.2805849

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“…The need to provide dogs with appropriate feedback was explicitly accounted for by Resner [25]'s human-canine communication system. This was a critical issue in Robinson et al [26]'s design of an alarm for medical alert dogs, where the time lapsed between the dog's input (i.e. triggering the alarm) and the outcome (i.e.…”

Section: Interaction Design Principles In Aci Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards multispecies interaction environments

Mancini

O'Connor

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction

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In this paper we discuss the role of mobility assistance dogs in human society and the challenges they face when operating in human environments. We present the findings of an ethnographic study at a training facility as well as the findings of early evaluations of canine-friendly switches. We discuss how the species-specific implementation of core interaction design principles could inform the design of interaction environments that better support these skilled workers.

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Section: Interaction Design Principles In Aci Researchmentioning

confidence: 99%

Towards multispecies interaction environments

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O'Connor

et al. 2016

Proceedings of the Third International Conference on Animal-Computer Interaction

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“…When reporting on the development of technologies to support the work of these dogs, ACI researchers often discuss the training process the dogs go through, either to learn their tasks or to learn how to operate the technology designed to support them in those tasks. For example, Robinson et al [34] discuss the relation between the design features of a canine alarm that would enable medical alert dogs to call for help on behalf of their assisted humans and the training process that the dogs undergo to learn to operate the alarm. Mancini et al [22] examine how the signaling conventions that cancer detection dogs are trained to use during the screening of biological samples can interfere with their performance.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…This is typically the case with working dogs, who are required to carry out specific tasks on behalf of or in cooperation with humans, to support which ACI researchers have begun to develop a range of technologies [16,19,21,22,34]. While capitalizing on existing canine capabilities, the tasks that these dogs need to perform are not necessarily part of their evolved behavior and therefore require learning, usually through training.…”

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The Emerging Nature of Participation in Multispecies Interaction Design

Mancini

Lehtonen

2018

Proceedings of the 2018 Designing Interactive Systems Conference

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Interactive technology has become integral part of daily life for both humans and animals, with animals often interacting with technologized environments on behalf of humans. For some, animals' participation in the design process is essential to design technology that can adequately support their activities. For others, animals' inability to understand and control design activities inevitably stands in the way of multispecies participatory practices. Here, we consider the essential elements of participation within interspecies interactions and illustrate its emergence, in spite of contextual constraints and asymmetries. To move beyond anthropomorphic notions of participation, and consequent anthropocentric practices, we propose a broader participatory model based on indexical semiosis, volition and choice; and we highlight dimensions that could define inclusive participatory practices more resilient to the diversity of understandings and goals among part-taking agents, and better able to account for the contribution of diverse, multispecies agents in interaction design and beyond.

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“…In a typical scenario, one service dog is dedicated to one person with chronic health conditions, such as visual or physical impairment, epilepsy or diabetes. A user-friendly canine alarm system for service dogs based on a pull-off trigger monitored by a Raspberry Pi was proposed in [30]. The authors of [17] propose communication systems with audio and vibrotactile feedback for blind people to monitor their guide service dogs and to interpret their dogs' feelings and body language.…”

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Smart Computing and Sensing Technologies for Animal Welfare

2017

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Animals play a profoundly important and intricate role in our lives today. Dogs have been human companions for thousands of years, but they now work closely with us to assist the disabled, and in combat and search and rescue situations. Farm animals are a critical part of the global food supply chain, and there is increasing consumer interest in organically fed and humanely raised livestock, and how it impacts our health and environmental footprint. Wild animals are threatened with extinction by human induced factors, and shrinking and compromised habitat. This review sets the goal to systematically survey the existing literature in smart computing and sensing technologies for domestic, farm and wild animal welfare. We use the notion of animal welfare in broad terms, to review the technologies for assessing whether animals are healthy, free of pain and suffering, and also positively stimulated in their environment. Also the notion of smart computing and sensing is used in broad terms, to refer to computing and sensing systems that are not isolated but interconnected with communication networks, and capable of remote data collection, processing, exchange and analysis. We review smart technologies for domestic animals, indoor and outdoor animal farming, as well as animals in the wild and zoos. The findings of this review are expected to motivate future research and contribute to data, information and communication management as well as policy for animal welfare.

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Designing an emergency communication system for human and assistance dog partnerships

Cited by 28 publications

References 21 publications

Towards multispecies interaction environments

Towards multispecies interaction environments

The Emerging Nature of Participation in Multispecies Interaction Design

Smart Computing and Sensing Technologies for Animal Welfare

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