Towards efficient human-robot collaboration with robust plan recognition and trajectory prediction

Y Cheng, L Sun, C Liu… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Human-robot collaboration (HRC) is becoming increasingly important as the paradigm of
manufacturing is shifting from mass production to mass customization. The introduction of …

Human-aware robot task planning based on a hierarchical task model

Y Cheng, L Sun, M Tomizuka - IEEE Robotics and Automation …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
When robots work with humans for collaborative task, they need to plan their actions while
taking humans' actions into account. However, due to the complexity of the tasks and …

Data driven models for human motion prediction in human-robot collaboration

Q Li, Z Zhang, Y You, Y Mu, C Feng - IEEE Access, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
To improve the safety and effectiveness of human-robot collaboration (HRC), the robot must
plan a safe trajectory before the human movement is finished. Therefore, it is necessary to …

A layered control approach to human-aware task and motion planning for human-robot collaboration

M Faroni, M Beschi, S Ghidini… - 2020 29th IEEE …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Combining task and motion planning efficiently in human-robot collaboration (HRC) entails
several challenges because of the uncertainty conveyed by the human behavior. Tasks plan …

Human-aware robotic assistant for collaborative assembly: Integrating human motion prediction with planning in time

VV Unhelkar, PA Lasota, Q Tyroller… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Introducing mobile robots into the collaborative assembly process poses unique challenges
for ensuring efficient and safe human-robot interaction. Current human-robot work cells …

Hybrid machine learning for human action recognition and prediction in assembly

J Zhang, P Wang, RX Gao - Robotics and Computer-Integrated …, 2021 - Elsevier
As one of the critical elements for smart manufacturing, human-robot collaboration (HRC),
which refers to goal-oriented joint activities of humans and collaborative robots in a shared …

Skeleton-RGB integrated highly similar human action prediction in human–robot collaborative assembly

Y Zhang, K Ding, J Hui, S Liu, W Guo… - Robotics and Computer …, 2024 - Elsevier
Human–robot collaborative assembly (HRCA) combines the flexibility and adaptability of
humans with the efficiency and reliability of robots during collaborative assembly operations …

Recurrent neural network for motion trajectory prediction in human-robot collaborative assembly

J Zhang, H Liu, Q Chang, L Wang, RX Gao - CIRP annals, 2020 - Elsevier
Effective and safe human-robot collaboration in assembly requires accurate prediction of
human motion trajectory, given a sequence of past observations such that a robot can …

Collaborative assembly in hybrid manufacturing cells: An integrated framework for human–robot interaction

B Sadrfaridpour, Y Wang - IEEE Transactions on Automation …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Recent emergence of safe, lightweight, and flexible robots has opened a new realm for
human-robot collaboration in manufacturing. Utilizing such robots with the new human-robot …

Flexible human–robot cooperation models for assisted shop-floor tasks

K Darvish, F Wanderlingh, B Bruno, E Simetti… - Mechatronics, 2018 - Elsevier
The Industry 4.0 paradigm emphasizes the crucial benefits that collaborative robots, ie,
robots able to work alongside and together with humans, could bring to the whole …