ISSN:
1573-0409
Keywords:
robotic assistant
;
mobile service robot
;
health care
;
fetch-and-carry task
;
mobile manipulation
;
human-robot interface
;
augmented virtual workspace
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Computer Science
,
Mechanical Engineering, Materials Science, Production Engineering, Mining and Metallurgy, Traffic Engineering, Precision Mechanics
Notes:
Abstract This paper discusses design issues of a mobile robotic assistant for health or home care applications with the objective of relieving hospital personnel or domestic users of time-consuming routine tasks. These tasks are delegated to the robot via natural language and in turn autonomously executed. With respect to the execution of typical fetch-and-carry tasks, key components are surveyed and a system architecture for integration of the individual hardware and software modules into a service robot is presented. A prototype implementation is described and used for demonstrating the performance of the proposed design approach in real-world service scenarios.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1008082024638
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