Title :
Delivery task by a humanoid robot in the sensorized environment
Author :
Hori, Toshio ; Kaneko, Aya ; Nagashima, Koichi ; Nishida, Yoshifumi ; Aizawa, Hiroshi ; Mizoguchi, Hiroshi
Author_Institution :
Digital Human Res. Center, AIST, Tokyo, Japan
Abstract :
We propose a human support system by a humanoid robot in the living environment. For supporting humans, the robot has to follow a human in order that he/she can give commands to the robot at any time, anywhere. In this paper our target is to develop a system in which a human can command the robot to pick up daily objects and to deliver the objects to him/her. Using the sensorized living environment, where a lot of ultrasonic sensors are distributed on the walls and the ceiling, the robot can obtain the 3-dimensional positions of human and the targets. The robot performs these tasks using the information and other information obtained from devices that are equipped with the robot.
Keywords :
humanoid robots; man-machine systems; mobile robots; sensor fusion; service robots; ultrasonic transducers; 3-dimensional positions; human support system; humanoid robot; sensorized living environment; ultrasonic sensors; Educational institutions; Frequency; Humanoid robots; Humans; Image recognition; Mobile robots; Navigation; Robot sensing systems; Sensor systems; Service robots;
Conference_Titel :
Systems, Man and Cybernetics, 2004 IEEE International Conference on
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-8566-7
DOI :
10.1109/ICSMC.2004.1400778