Title :
Human-robotics interface for the interaction with cognitive and emotional human domains
Author :
Mariottini, G.L. ; Prattichizzo, D. ; De Biasi, M. ; Snickars, C. ; Rufa, A. ; De Capua, A. ; Rossi, S.
Author_Institution :
Univ. di Siena, Siena
fDate :
Oct. 29 2007-Nov. 2 2007
Abstract :
For a human-robot interface it is important to have a good model of how the human subject operates. However, since such a model is difficult to obtain, then the robotics interface must observe accurately the subject´s behaviour when interacting with him. We present here a new human-robot interface for active interaction with the cognitive and emotional human domains. Since eye movements convey a lot of information about one subject´s cognitive and emotive status, we have designed a new human-robot interface which uses a video-based Eye-Tracker (ET) to observe the subject´s line of gaze. Since we are also interested in using our interface for studying and treating depression, our interface can send stimulating inputs to the subject using both a Transcranial Magnetic Stimulator (TMS) and a visual stimulus. The latter elicits the subject´s emotions and consists of a set of pictures of facial expressions, which have been shown according to a novel visualization protocol, called Memory-Guided Filtering (MGF). Its effectiveness has been verified by means of many experimental results. We also present the application of our human-robot interface for preliminary studies concerning new cognitive rehabilitation strategies in depression.
Keywords :
robot vision; user interfaces; cognitive human domains; cognitive rehabilitation strategies; emotional human domains; eye movements; human-robotics interface; memory-guided filtering; transcranial magnetic stimulator; video-based eye-tracker; visual stimulus; visualization protocol; Application software; Cognitive robotics; Coils; Human robot interaction; Humanoid robots; Magnetic separation; Medical robotics; Monitoring; Rehabilitation robotics; Robot sensing systems;
Conference_Titel :
Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2007. IROS 2007. IEEE/RSJ International Conference on
Conference_Location :
San Diego, CA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0912-9
DOI :
10.1109/IROS.2007.4399474