Log-polar imaging consists of a type of methods that represent visual information with a
space-variant resolution inspired by the visual system of mammals. It has been studied for …

In this paper, we report some important results of design and evaluation of a wheelchair-
based robotic arm system, named as KARES II (KAIST Rehabilitation Engineering Service …

Intention reading is one of the essential functions of human-friendly rehabilitation robots.
First, the overall structure of a new wheelchair-based robotic arm system, KARES II, and its …

Service robotic systems are exemplary human-in-the-loop systems in which various forms of
interaction between human and the robotic system take place frequently. Due to variability of …

Due to its tolerance to imprecision, uncertainty and partial truth, the soft computing technique
deals well with human related signals such as voice, gesture, facial expression, bio-signal …

Friendly interaction between robot and human is vital in the design of a human centered
system. Among several interaction technologies, the intention reading of the user plays an …

Human-robot interaction technologies are very important components in the human
centered system. Among many human-robot interaction technologies, the intention reading …

Abstract This paper describes Everyday Language Computing Project that we are currently
promoting. An idea of the project is to solve the so-called 'information divide'in IT revolution …

We provide an introduction to the overall structure of a new wheelchair-based robotic arm
system, KARES II, and its human-robot interaction technologies which assist independent …

This paper proposes a control method for a human-assisting manipulator using acceleration
sensors, which consists of an arm control part and a hand and wrist control part. The arm …