NDLI: Towards a sociable robot guide which respects and supports the human activity

Content Provider	IEEE Xplore Digital Library
Author	Pandey, A.K. Alami, R.
Copyright Year	2009
Description	Author affiliation: CNRS; LAAS; 7 avenue du colonel Roche, F-31077, Toulouse, France (Pandey, A.K.; Alami, R.)
Abstract	This paper presents a framework to provide the human with the flexibility to behave naturally, while being guided by a mobile robot. A sociable robot should not expect that the human will always follow the exact trajectory of the robot or will always maintain a fixed distance with robot. Moreover human can choose either to accompany or to follow the robot during the guiding. Robot should also not expect that human will always support the guiding. Human may temporarily suspend the joint commitment of guiding process, due to other interesting tasks and may completely abandon the path expected by robot. As a 'social' guide, robot should not only tolerate human diverse behaviors but also try to adapt its path to support the human activity as well as influence the human path towards the goal. It should take appropriate decision about when, where and how to deviate, as the very frequent or unnatural maneuvers of robot will make the human feel uncomfortable. In this paper we present a framework of monitoring and adapting to the human commitment on the joint task, and carrying out appropriate and goal oriented re-engagement attempts, if required, from the view point of guiding.
Starting Page	262
Ending Page	267
File Size	789054
Page Count	6
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781424445783
DOI	10.1109/COASE.2009.5234148
Language	English
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Publisher Date	2009-08-22
Publisher Place	India
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Rights Holder	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE)
Subject Keyword	Humans Mobile robots Robot sensing systems Robotics and automation Humanoid robots Switches Crops Safety Character generation Trajectory
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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