Assistive grasping with an augmented reality user interface

作者:Weisz Jonathan*; Allen Peter K; Barszap Alexander G; Joshi Sanjay S
来源:The International Journal of Robotics Research, 2017, 36(5-7): 543-562.
DOI:10.1177/0278364917707024

摘要

Assisting impaired individuals with robotic devices is an emerging and potentially transformative technology. This paper describes the design of an assistive robotic grasping system that allows impaired individuals to interact with the system in a human-in-the-loop manner, including the use of a novel cranio-facial electromyography input device. The system uses an augmented reality interface that allows users to plan grasps online that match their task-oriented intents. The system uses grasp quality measurements that generate more robust grasps by considering the local geometry of the object and the effect of uncertainty during grasp acquisition. This interface is validated by testing with real users, both healthy and impaired. This work forms the foundation for a flexible, fully featured human-in-the-loop system that allows users to grasp known and unknown objects in cluttered spaces using novel, practical human-robot interaction paradigms that have the potential to bring human-in-the-loop assistive devices out of the research environment and into the lives of those that need them.

  • 出版日期2017-6