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| Author | De Silva, P. Tadano, K. Saito, A. Lambacher, S.G. Higashi, M. |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Author affiliation: Computer Aided Design Lab, Toyota Technological Institute, Japan (De Silva, P.; Tadano, K.; Higashi, M.) || Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan (Lambacher, S.G.) || Department of Software Engineering,University of Aizu, Japan (Saito, A.) |
| Abstract | In this paper, an assistive robot is proposed for children with autism to enhance their joint attention, the main focus of which is an interactive scenario with potential modalities to establish a learning environment for children with autism. In order to implement the above interactive scenario, the robot has to detect a child's intention at every time segment. For this purpose, a novel attention detection algorithm is proposed which is based on a Mixture Gaussian based unsupervised-clustering. A unique aspect of the proposed approach is does not require the use of any training data or models to detect a child' intention. Indeed, our algorithm is capable of detecting a child's intention when that child has a complex eye gaze pattern. These features are essential in the development of a robotic system for children with autism. The system was tested with autistic children who were attending a School for the Disabled. The results were quite impressive, revealing that the children were indeed attracted to the robot and had engaged in interactions with it for a lengthy period of time. Overall, the results showed that the children's joint attention skills improved when the number of interactive trials with them was processed. In addition, taking into account its joint attention performance with the children, the robot was able to change the interactive scenarios autonomously. The proposed unsupervised model was capable of detecting a child's intention at every time segment with a recognition rate of over 75%. |
| Starting Page | 694 |
| Ending Page | 700 |
| File Size | 591881 |
| Page Count | 7 |
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| ISBN | 9781424437887 |
| ISSN | 19457898 |
| DOI | 10.1109/ICORR.2009.5209583 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Publisher Date | 2009-06-23 |
| Publisher Place | Japan |
| Access Restriction | Subscribed |
| Rights Holder | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. (IEEE) |
| Subject Keyword | Autism System testing Eyes Feedback Training data Rehabilitation robotics Variable speed drives Computer science education Detection algorithms Robots |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
| Subject | Rehabilitation Control and Systems Engineering Electrical and Electronic Engineering |
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