Publication detail

Design of the human-robot interaction for a semi-autonomous service robot to assist elderly people

MAST, M. BURMESTER, M. GRAF, B. WEISSHARDT, F. ARBEITER, G. ŠPANĚL, M. MATERNA, Z. SMRŽ, P. KRONREIF, G.

Original Title

Design of the human-robot interaction for a semi-autonomous service robot to assist elderly people

Type

book chapter

Language

English

Original Abstract

Service robots could support elderly people's activities of daily living and enable them to live in their own residences independently as long as possible. Current robot technology does not allow reliable fully autonomous operation of service robots with manipulation capabilities in the heterogeneous environments of private homes. We developed and evaluated a usage concept for semi-autonomous robot control as well as user interfaces for three user groups. Elderly people are provided with simple access to autonomous robot services through a handheld device. In case of problems with autonomous execution the robot contacts informal caregivers (e.g. relatives) who can support the robot using semi-autonomous teleoperation. To solve more complex problems, professional teleoperators are contacted who have extended remote access.

Keywords

Human-robot interaction, service robots, teleoperation, semi-autonomy, user interface design

Authors

MAST, M.; BURMESTER, M.; GRAF, B.; WEISSHARDT, F.; ARBEITER, G.; ŠPANĚL, M.; MATERNA, Z.; SMRŽ, P.; KRONREIF, G.

RIV year

2015

Released

1. 1. 2015

Publisher

Springer International Publishing

Location

Berlin

ISBN

978-3-319-11865-9

Book

Ambient Assisted Living

Edition

Advanced Technologies and Societal Change

Pages from

15

Pages to

29

Pages count

15

URL

http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-11866-6_2

BibTex

@inbook{BUT119808,
  author="Marcus {Mast} and Michael {Burmester} and Brigit {Graf} and Florian {Weisshardt} and Georg {Arbeiter} and Michal {Španěl} and Zdeněk {Materna} and Pavel {Smrž} and Gernot {Kronreif}",
  title="Design of the human-robot interaction for a semi-autonomous service robot to assist elderly people",
  booktitle="Ambient Assisted Living",
  year="2015",
  publisher="Springer International Publishing",
  address="Berlin",
  series="Advanced Technologies and Societal Change",
  pages="15--29",
  doi="10.1007/978-3-319-11866-6\{_}2",
  isbn="978-3-319-11865-9",
  url="http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-11866-6_2"
}