A hybrid control method for elderly companion robot based on behavior-based reaction and RNNPB model

A hybrid control method based on the behavior-based reaction and the recurrent neural network with parametric bias (RNNPB) model is proposed for the elderly companion robot. Firstly, a multimodal human-robot interaction framework is proposed using agent technology,which is composed of multimodal interaction module, cognitive module, and interaction control module. Then a hybrid control method for elderly companion robot is given, which is composed of behavior-based reaction control and evolutional control using the recurrent neural network with parametric bias (RNNPB) model. Finally, the experiments and results show the effectiveness of the hybrid control method.