Title :
Automated robotic service in large-scale exhibition environments
Author :
Yu, Wonpil ; Lee, Yu-Cheol ; Choi, Sunglok ; Chae, Heesung ; Jung, Jihoon
Author_Institution :
Robot/Cognitive Syst. Res. Dept., Electron. & Telecommun. Res. Inst. (ETRI), Daejeon, South Korea
Abstract :
This paper describes a concerted effort to realize an automated robotic service in exhibition environments, characterized by a dense population of people with dynamic, random movements and a complex structure with large-scale dimensions. We describe the developed robotic service framework built based on robot navigation function. Spatial representation of the environment is described, on which spatial path planning, robot localization, and remote monitoring and control of individual robots are developed. As observed from a long-term demonstration, the developed robotic system provided intended robotic services for visitors and obtained satisfactory user feedback, which encourages the adoption of automated robotic services in daily environments.
Keywords :
exhibitions; mobile robots; path planning; service robots; telerobotics; automated robotic service; environment spatial representation; large-scale exhibition environments; remote control; remote monitoring; robot localization; robot navigation function; spatial path planning; user feedback; Cities and towns; Measurement by laser beam; Navigation; Robot sensing systems; Visualization;
Conference_Titel :
Automation Science and Engineering (CASE), 2012 IEEE International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Seoul
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-0429-0
DOI :
10.1109/CoASE.2012.6386309