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The paper focuses on control of a new anthropomorphic robot arm enabling the torque measurement in each joint to ensure safety while performing tasks of physical interaction with human and environment. A novel variable control strategy was elaborated to increase the robot functionality and to achieve human-like dynamics of interaction. The algorithm of impact control imparting reflex action ability...
In this paper, we proposed an emotional expression system as a brain-inspired system. The emotional expression was achieved by an Emotional expression Model of the Amygdala (EMA), which was an engineering model inspired by an emotional learning in the brain. EMA can realize both recognition of sensory inputs and a classical conditioning of emotional inputs. Furthermore, a specific hardware of EMA...
In this paper an autonomous leader-follower is presented and tested in an unknown and unpredictable environment. Three different types of controller named as First principles-based proportional (P) controller, Fuzzy Logic Controller, and Model-based Predictive Controller are developed and tested in real-time to provide a smooth following behaviour. The follower used the leader's status sent by a smart...
Approximately 50 to 60 percent of the more than five million stroke survivors are moderately or minimally impaired, and may greatly benefit from rehabilitation. There is a strong need for cost-effective, long-term rehabilitation solutions, which require the therapists to provide repetitive movements to the affected limb. This is a suitable task for specialized robotic devices; however, with the few...
Communication atmosphere based on emotional states of humans and robots is modeled by using Fuzzy Atmosfield (FA), where the human emotion is estimated from bimodal communication cues (i.e., speech and gesture) using weighted fusion and fuzzy logic, and the robot emotion is generated by emotional expression synthesis. It makes possible to quantitatively express overall affective expression of individuals,...
This article describes interactive methods that can ease difficult manipulation tasks in Search & Rescue operations. We discuss the requirements that are necessary for a telemanipulation system to be successfully used. These include not just correctness of generated motion but also ergonomy, mobility and interactivity of the operator’s interface. We show that grippers with one or more degrees...
This article presents the results of a series of experiments carried out using a Kinect for Windows sensor coupled with dedicated software. The focus of this study is on the use of such devices in the field of social robotics. Two software packages are considered - Microsoft Kinect SDK and OpenNI coupled with NiTE library. Particular emphasis is placed on the parameters affecting the social competencies...
This paper presents the Polish adaptation of the Negative Attitude toward Robots Scale (NARS-PL), primarily created by Nomura et al. (2004). 213 individuals participated in the study (49 professionals and 164 non- professionals). The Polish version obtained satisfactory psychometric properties for a two-factor structure. Both subscales, the Negative Attitudes toward Robots that Display Human Traits...
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