Impression analysis of various humanlike gait patterns

Author

Miura, K. ; Ohtaki, Y. ; Inooka, H.

Author_Institution

Graduate Sch. of Inf. Sci., Tohoku Univ., Sendai, Japan

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

568

Lastpage

573

Abstract

Current technology for designing motions of entertaining robots is developing fast today. Motion planning method that refers to human impression is one of the possibilities to develop robot motions. In this paper, we attempt to find relationships between the kinetic characteristics of humanlike gait as an example of robot motion and the human impression about them. We introduce a semantic differential method and factor analysis technique to find these relationships. We also develop the software to show and modify humanlike gait patterns, with two-dimensional animated stick motions. Subjective evaluation is carried out using this software. Then we found the kinetic characteristics of humanlike gait patterns that give certain impressions to human

Keywords

computer animation; control system CAD; legged locomotion; path planning; computer animation; entertaining robots; human impression; humanlike gait patterns; kinetic characteristics; motion planning; Animation; Anthropometry; Education; Educational robots; Humans; Kinetic theory; Motion measurement; Pattern analysis; Robot motion; Robotics and automation;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Robot and Human Interactive Communication, 2001. Proceedings. 10th IEEE International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Bordeaux, Paris

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7222-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/ROMAN.2001.981965

Filename

981965