Mobile robotics: A tool for interaction with children with autism

Author

Goulart, Christiane M. ; Castillo, Javier ; Valadao, Carlos T. ; Caldeira, Evandro ; Bastos-Filho, T.F.

Author_Institution

Post-Grad. Program of Biotechnol., Fed. Univ. of Espirito Santo, Vitoria, Brazil

fYear

2014

fDate

1-4 June 2014

Firstpage

1555

Lastpage

1559

Abstract

This paper presents an implementation with mobile robot to generate actions to interact with children with autism. The robot is able to detect the child localization and approach him/her, keeping a safe proximity minimum (interaction distance). The mobile robot is equipped with laser sensor to obtain distances and an embedded control system for the interaction. The implementation allows two modes of interaction, depending on the degree of interaction with the child. The system here developed can help children with autism in the process of social evolution and be a tool for professionals and researchers of the area.

Keywords

distance measurement; embedded systems; human-robot interaction; mobile robots; sensors; autism; child localization detection; children interaction; embedded control system; laser sensor; mobile robotics; social evolution; Autism; Control systems; Mobile robots; Robot kinematics; Robot sensing systems; Variable speed drives; Autism; Mobile Robots; Robot Interaction;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Industrial Electronics (ISIE), 2014 IEEE 23rd International Symposium on

Conference_Location

Istanbul

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ISIE.2014.6864846

Filename

6864846