Title :
Robotic manipulator with PC display human interface
Author :
Takahashi, Yoshihiko ; Suzukawa, Shinichiro
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Syst. Design Eng, Kanagawa Inst. of Technol., Japan
Abstract :
A robotic manipulator for eating assistance is proposed. The manipulator system can move a spoon in the three orthogonal directions. The manipulator system can also rotate and withdraw the spoon in order to dip into food easily. An easy human interface using a head space pointer and a personal computer display has been designed. A user can operate the robotic manipulator by his/her head movement and puff. A user can operate the robotic manipulator by selecting many commands listed on the display
Keywords :
handicapped aids; manipulators; position control; user interfaces; PC display human interface; eating assistance; food eating; head movement; head space pointer; puff; robotic manipulator; Aging; Computer displays; Food technology; Humans; Manipulators; Microcomputers; Orbital robotics; Robots; Space technology; Switches;
Conference_Titel :
SICE 2001. Proceedings of the 40th SICE Annual Conference. International Session Papers
Conference_Location :
Nagoya
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-7306-5
DOI :
10.1109/SICE.2001.977817
