Social and collaborative robotics

Vicente, José Manuel Ferrández; Lope, Javier de; Paz, Félix de la

doi:10.1016/j.robot.2012.11.003

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“…In addition, a corner stone for a successful UAS sector is the capability to generate some form of applicative intelligence able to direct robot cooperation in complex scenarios (Ferrandez et al, 2013;Bruzzone et al, 2011). Many techniques could be applied in this sector including intelligent agents (IAs), AI, swarm intelligence, fuzzy logic, genetic algorithms, game theory, theoretical biology, distributed computing/control and artificial life the authors of simulation team obtained interesting results in this sector by combining different techniques (Zacharewicz et al, 2008;Affenzeller et al, 2009;Ören and Yilmaz, 2009); interesting results in directing collaborative and competitive assets within simulation were achieved by the development of IA-CGF (Bruzzone, 2008;Bruzzone et al, 2010); indeed it is evident the importance to adopt simulation interoperability standards to create frameworks to check a priori the interaction among the different systems and to test prototypes in a virtual scenario (Zini, 2012).…”

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Simulation of autonomous systems in the extended marine domain

Tremori

Agresta²,

Ferrando³

2016

IJSPM

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This paper is focused on characteristics and goals of an integrated architecture which aims at reproducing joint interoperability among autonomous systems. The paper proposes an experimentation over a scenario developed for the maritime context that uses an innovative simulator. The authors' goal, during such research, consists of identifying requirements related to these simulators so that they accurately keep into account the most important elements affecting real operative context. This analysis is addressing training (Kennedy, 2010), engineering and it could be further developed for supporting or operation supervision. General architecture devoted to integrate such simulators within a federation, together with the approach that has been used in order to carry out this operation, represent the subjects of this paper; the mission environment has been created with the only goal to test the federation, and similarly simulation architecture and conceptual models are validated through proposed preliminary activities

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Section: Networking and Communication Modelsmentioning

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Simulation of autonomous systems in the extended marine domain

Tremori

Agresta²,

Ferrando³

2016

IJSPM

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“…With advancements in robot technologies, robots have been increasingly applied in various fields ( Billard and Kragic, 2019 ). Especially, robots are being widely used in the industrial sector ( Villani et al, 2018 ), in close proximity with human workers ( Ferrández et al, 2013 ). A notable development is the concept of collaborative operations, which can serve as a bridge between simple repetitive tasks performed by robots and highly skilled manual tasks performed by human workers ( Krüger et al, 2009 ; Wang et al, 2019 ; Behrens et al, 2022 ).…”

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Evaluation of force pain thresholds to ensure collision safety in worker-robot collaborative operations

Han,

Park,

Choi

et al. 2024

Front. Robot. AI

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With the growing demand for robots in the industrial field, robot-related technologies with various functions have been introduced. One notable development is the implementation of robots that operate in collaboration with human workers to share tasks, without the need of any physical barriers such as safety fences. The realization of such collaborative operations in practice necessitates the assurance of safety if humans and robots collide. Thus, it is important to establish criteria for such collision scenarios to ensure robot safety and prevent injuries. Collision safety must be ensured in both pinching (quasi-static contact) and impact (transient contact) situations. To this end, we measured the force pain thresholds associated with impacts and evaluated the biomechanical limitations. This measurements were obtained through clinical trials involving physical collisions between human subjects and a device designed for generating impacts, and the force pain thresholds associated with transient collisions between humans and robots were analyzed. Specifically, the force pain threshold was measured at two different locations on the bodies of 37 adults aged 19–32 years, using two impactors with different shapes. The force pain threshold was compared with the results of other relevant studies. The results can help identify biomechanical limitations in a precise and reliable manner to ensure the safety of robots in collaborative applications.

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“…In recent years, collaborative robots have been introduced into the industrial sector. A collaborative robot operates in close cooperation with humans [1]. Such robots share the workplace, and perform tasks simultaneously, with humans during production operations.…”

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“…Such robots share the workplace, and perform tasks simultaneously, with humans during production operations. In addition, service robots have been introduced in the fields of education, entertainment, medicine, and rehabilitation, such that close contact between robots and humans in daily life is now more widespread [1]. In an environment where humans and robots coexist, static or dynamic collisions with robots can be a source of injury, including shock, clamping, squeezing, and skin injuries.…”

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Assessment of pressure pain thresholds in collisions with collaborative robots

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In recent years, safety issues surrounding robots have increased in importance, as more robots are in close contact with humans, both in industrial fields and elsewhere. Safety standards for industrial robots operating in specific spaces have been established, but no such standards have been specified for collaborative and service robots. To establish safety standards for such robots, we assessed pressure pain thresholds for collisions between humans and robots, under the assumption that the pain threshold is lower than the mild injury threshold. The pressure pain threshold for collision with a robot was measured in 90 male Korean adults using a homemade collision system. The pain thresholds were measured three times at 15 sites, including the forehead. The highest threshold was 196.1 ± 85.8 N/cm 2 at the back of the hand, and the lowest was 65.1 ± 22.6 N/cm 2 at an arm nerve. Moderate thresholds, i.e., 100–120 N/cm 2 , were noted on the forehead, neck muscle, ball of the thumb, and shin. The thresholds of participants < 30 years of age were lower, by 3–33%, than those of participants aged > 30 years. Thresholds differed by body mass index only at certain sites, including the shoulder joint, neck, and back of the hand. The pressure pain threshold depended on individual characteristics, body site, and age. The threshold relevant to potential human-robot collisions was determined to be between 65.1 ± 22.6 and 196.1 ± 85.8 N/cm 2 .

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Social and collaborative robotics

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Simulation of autonomous systems in the extended marine domain

Simulation of autonomous systems in the extended marine domain

Evaluation of force pain thresholds to ensure collision safety in worker-robot collaborative operations

Assessment of pressure pain thresholds in collisions with collaborative robots

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