Human Robot Collaboration: An Augmented Reality Approach A Literature Review And Analysis

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University of Canterbury. Human Interface Technology Laboratory.
University of Canterbury. Mechanical Engineering.
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2007
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Green, S.A.
Billinghurst, Mark
Chen, X.Q.
Chase, Geoff
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Future space exploration will demand the cultivation of human-robotic systems, however, little attention has been paid to the development of human-robot teams. Current methods for autonomous plan creation are often complex and difficult to use. So a system is needed that enables humans and robotic systems to naturally and effectively collaborate. Effective collaboration takes place when the participants are able to communicate in a natural and effective manner. Grounding, the common understanding between conversational participants, shared spatial referencing and situational awareness, are crucial components of communication and collaboration. This paper briefly reviews the fields of human-robot interaction and Augmented Reality (AR), the overlaying of computer graphics onto the real worldview. The strengths of AR are discussed and how they might be used for human-robot collaboration is described. Then a description of an architecture that we have developed is given that uses AR as a means for real time understanding of the shared spatial scene. This architecture enables grounding and enhances situational awareness, thus laying the necessary groundwork for natural and effective human-robot collaboration.

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Green, S.A., Billinghurst, M., Chen, X.Q., Chase, J.G. (2007) Human Robot Collaboration: An Augmented Reality Approach A Literature Review And Analysis. Las Vegas, NV, USA: 3rd ASME/IEEE International Conference on Mechatronic and Embedded Systems and Applications, 4-7 Sep 2007. Proceedings of the ASME 2007 International Design Engineering Technical Conferences & Computers and Information in Engineering Conference IDETC/CIE 2007, 10pp.
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