Development of Human-Robot Communication Technologies for Future Interaction Experiments

Ana Christina Almada Campos, Bruno Vilhena Adorno

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceedingConference contributionpeer-review

Abstract

This paper describes our development of human-robot communication technologies, which will be used in future experiments to investigate the effects of different types of communication in human-robot interactions. Using the human kinematic chain and facial points, obtained with methods from the literature, we propose geometric analyses for recognition and interpretation of human pointing gestures and gaze direction. We developed a virtual agent with voice, facial expressions, and gaze direction to interact with humans. The pointing gestures system presented mean success rate of 77.8% (s.d. 16.4%) in experiments and the implementation of the facial points detection algorithm resulted in mean errors of 0.52 cm (s.d. 0.29 cm) in the horizontal iris centers distance and 0.67 cm (s.d. 0.31 cm) in the vertical distance between eyes and mouth, both important attributes to estimate human gaze direction. Those results are satisfactory for the intended application.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2020 Latin American Robotics Symposium, 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics and 2020 Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS-SBR-WRE 2020
EditorsLuiz Marcos Garcia Goncalves, Paulo Lilles Jorge Drews Junior, Bruno Marques Ferreira da Silva, Carla da Costa Fernandes Curvelo, Joao Alberto Fabro, Davi Henrique dos Santos, Julio Cesar Paulino de Melo
PublisherIEEE
ISBN (Electronic)9780738111537
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 9 Nov 2020
Event17th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 12th Brazilian Symposium on Robotics and 11th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS-SBR-WRE 2020 - Virtual, Natal, Brazil
Duration: 9 Nov 202012 Nov 2020

Publication series

Name2020 Latin American Robotics Symposium, 2020 Brazilian Symposium on Robotics and 2020 Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS-SBR-WRE 2020

Conference

Conference17th Latin American Robotics Symposium, 12th Brazilian Symposium on Robotics and 11th Workshop on Robotics in Education, LARS-SBR-WRE 2020
Country/TerritoryBrazil
CityVirtual, Natal
Period9/11/2012/11/20

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Development of Human-Robot Communication Technologies for Future Interaction Experiments'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this