NDLI: Investigation of impressions for approach motion of a mobile robot based on psychophysiological analysis

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Author	Hanajima, N. Ohta, Y. Hikita, H. Yamashita, M.
Copyright Year	2005
Description	Author affiliation: Dept. of Mech. Syst. Eng., Muroran Inst. of Technol., Hokkaido, Japan (Hanajima, N.; Ohta, Y.; Hikita, H.; Yamashita, M.)
Abstract	This paper investigates impressions of approach motions of a mobile robot based on psychophysiological analysis. In one of our previous studies, we suggested that actuation noise caused by the robots tended to raise the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) response of heart rate variability. In another experiment it was observed that blocking out either the sound or the sight of the robot motion attenuated the electrodermal activity (EDA), which reflects the SNS. From these investigations, one candidate for motion rules for human-friendly robots was deduced such that robots must reduce their motion speed in the immediate vicinity of human. To confirm validity of the motion rule, we constructed an experimental setup with a mobile robot approaching humans at several speeds, and investigated the human impressions by means of psychophysiological methods. The experimental results showed that robot motion adjacent to humans tended to increase EDA responses. We found especially that the approach motion tented to give stronger stimuli to humans than motions at a distance. The faster approach motion tended to increase EDA responses, but there was no significant statistical difference from the response to slower approach motion. From factor analysis of the subjective ratings two factors were extracted, which were interpreted as "relief of mind" and "observation on motion.
Starting Page	79
Ending Page	84
File Size	401847
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	0780392744
DOI	10.1109/ROMAN.2005.1513760
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2005-08-13
Publisher Place	USA
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Motion analysis Mobile robots Psychology Humans Orbital robotics Service robots Safety Electronic design automation and methodology Heart rate variability Acoustic noise
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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