Reactive planning for assistive robots

P Bevilacqua, M Frego, D Fontanelli… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider a vehicle consisting of a robotic walking assistant pushed by a user. The robot
can guide the person along a path and suggest a velocity by various means. The vehicle …

Socially-aware reactive obstacle avoidance strategy based on limit cycle

M Boldrer, M Andreetto, S Divan… - IEEE Robotics and …, 2020 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
The letter proposes a combination of ideas to support navigation for a mobile robot across
dynamic environments, cluttered with obstacles and populated by human beings. The …

Localization techniques in indoor navigation system for visually impaired people

PT Mahida, S Shahrestani… - 2017 17th International …, 2017 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indoor navigation is an active area to tackle the problems related to locate an object or
person and to explore several domains ranging from emergency response to improving …

A study on different user interfaces for teaching virtual borders to mobile robots

D Sprute, K Tönnies, M König - International Journal of Social Robotics, 2019 - Springer
Human-aware robot navigation is an essential aspect to increase the acceptance of mobile
service robots in human-centered environments, eg home environments. Robots need to …

Virtual borders: Accurate definition of a mobile robot's workspace using augmented reality

D Sprute, K Tönnies, M König - 2018 IEEE/RSJ International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We address the problem of interactively controlling the workspace of a mobile robot to
ensure a human-aware navigation. This is especially of relevance for non-expert users living …

Optimal placement of passive sensors for robot localisation

F Zenatti, D Fontanelli, L Palopoli… - 2016 IEEE/RSJ …, 2016 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We consider the problem of self-localisation for a mobile robot in an environment with a
requested level of accuracy. The robot moves in a known environment following typical …

This far, no further: Introducing virtual borders to mobile robots using a laser pointer

D Sprute, K Tönnies, M König - 2019 Third IEEE International …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We address the problem of controlling the workspace of a 3-DoF mobile robot. In a human-
robot shared space, robots should navigate in a human-acceptable way according to the …

Comparision of pathfinding algorithms for visually impaired people in IoT based smart buildings

PT Mahida, S Shahrestani… - 2018 28th International …, 2018 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Indoor navigation is highly challengingfor visually impaired, particularly when visiting an
unknown environment with complex design. In addition, a person at the entrance of the …

Socio-contextual constraints for human approach with a mobile robot

D Carton, W Olszowy, D Wollherr, M Buss - International Journal of Social …, 2017 - Springer
The efficiency of human-robot collaborative task completion benefits from seamless
interactions. Robots that act in a shared environment with humans, can improve the initiation …

A robust people detection, tracking, and counting system

N Kirchner, A Alempijevic, A Virgona… - … on Robotics and …, 2014 - opus.lib.uts.edu.au
The ability to track moving people is a key aspect of autonomous robot systems in real-world
environments. Whilst for many tasks knowing the approximate positions of people may be …