Augmented reality eser interfaces for heterogeneous multirobot control
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Author(s)
Chacon-Quesada, Rodrigo
Demiris, Yiannis
Type
Conference Paper
Abstract
Recent advances in the design of head-mounted augmented reality (AR) interfaces for assistive human-robot interaction (HRI) have allowed untrained users to rapidly and fluently control single-robot platforms. In this paper, we investigate how such interfaces transfer onto multirobot architectures, as several assistive robotics applications need to be distributed among robots that are different both physically and in terms of software. As part of this investigation, we introduce a novel head-mounted AR interface for heterogeneous multirobot control. This interface generates and displays dynamic joint-affordance signifiers, i.e. signifiers that combine and show multiple actions from different robots that can be applied simultaneously to an object. We present a user study with 15 participants analysing the effects of our approach on their perceived fluency. Participants were given the task of filling-out a cup with water making use of a multirobot platform. Our results show a clear improvement in standard HRI fluency metrics when users applied dynamic joint-affordance signifiers, as opposed to a sequence of independent actions.
Date Issued
2021-02-10
Date Acceptance
2020-07-01
Citation
2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS), 2021, pp.11439-11444
ISSN
2153-0858
Publisher
IEEE
Start Page
11439
End Page
11444
Journal / Book Title
2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
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Sponsor
Royal Academy Of Engineering
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (E
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Grant Number
CiET1718\46
C19R10637/F19R10853
Source
IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS)
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Automation & Control Systems
Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence
Engineering, Electrical & Electronic
Robotics
Computer Science
Engineering
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Publication Status
Published
Start Date
2020-10-24
Finish Date
2021-01-24
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