Title :
Facial expression communication for healthcare androids
Author :
Santos, P. ; de Castro Maia, E. ; Goubran, M. ; Petriu, Emil
Author_Institution :
Univ. of Ottawa, Ottawa, ON, Canada
Abstract :
This paper presents an experimental android platform for two-way communication between humans and robots in a healthcare environment using facial expressions. A depth and color sensor is used to analyze and map human facial expressions to a standard 3D face model. An android robotic face is then configured to act out the expressions by deforming an elastic skin using servo actuators.
Keywords :
face recognition; human-robot interaction; image colour analysis; image sensors; medical robotics; robot vision; android robotic face; color sensor; depth sensor; elastic skin deformation; experimental android platform; facial expression communication; healthcare androids; healthcare environment; human facial expressions; robots; servo actuators; standard 3D face model; two-way communication; Androids; Animation; Face; Humanoid robots; Robot sensing systems; Servomotors; Deformable models; Human robot interaction; Humanoid robots;
Conference_Titel :
Medical Measurements and Applications Proceedings (MeMeA), 2013 IEEE International Symposium on
Conference_Location :
Gatineau, QC
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-5195-9
DOI :
10.1109/MeMeA.2013.6549703
