Assistive technology to improve collaboration in children with ASD: state-of-the-art and future challenges in the smart products sector

R Cañete, E Peralta - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Within the field of products for autism spectrum disorder, one of the main research areas is
focused on the development of assistive technology. Mid and high-tech products integrate …

Heart rate as a predictor of challenging behaviours among children with autism from wearable sensors in social robot interactions

AQ Alban, AY Alhaddad, A Al-Ali, WC So, O Connor… - Robotics, 2023 - mdpi.com
Children with autism face challenges in various skills (eg, communication and social) and
they exhibit challenging behaviours. These challenging behaviours represent a challenge to …

Head impact severity measures for small social robots thrown during meltdown in autism

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2019 - Springer
Social robots have gained a lot of attention recently as they have been reported to be
effective in supporting therapeutic services for children with autism. However, children with …

Influence of reaction time in the emotional response of a companion robot to a child's aggressive interaction

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Bonarini - International Journal of Social …, 2020 - Springer
The quality of a companion robot's reaction is important to make it acceptable to the users
and to sustain interactions. Furthermore, the robot's reaction can be used to train socially …

Robotic trains as an educational and therapeutic tool for autism spectrum disorder intervention

AY Alhaddad, H Javed, O Connor, B Banire… - Robotics in Education …, 2019 - Springer
Social robots are emerging to become useful assistive tools for use in the therapy and
education of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The nature of ASD causes its …

Recognition of aggressive interactions of children toward robotic toys

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan… - 2019 28th IEEE …, 2019 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Social robots are now being considered to be a part of the therapy of children with autism.
During the interactions, some aggressive behaviors could lead to harmful scenarios. The …

Safety experiments for small robots investigating the potential of soft materials in mitigating the harm to the head due to impacts

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Hayek, A Bonarini - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
There is a growing interest in social robots to be considered in the therapy of children with
autism due to their effectiveness in improving the outcomes. However, children on the …

Influence of the shape and mass of a small robot when thrown to a dummy human head

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Hayek, A Bonarini - SN Applied Sciences, 2019 - Springer
Social robots have shown some efficacy in assisting children with autism and are now being
considered as assistive tools for therapy. The physical proximity of a small companion social …

[HTML][HTML] A low-cost test rig for impact experiments on a dummy head

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Hayek, A Bonarini - HardwareX, 2019 - Elsevier
Anthropomorphic test dummies are commonly used to evaluate the potential harm to
humans due to dangerous scenarios, such as that due to car accidents. Furthermore, they …

[HTML][HTML] Data on the impact of objects with different shapes, masses, and impact velocities on a dummy head

AY Alhaddad, JJ Cabibihan, A Hayek, A Bonarini - Data in brief, 2019 - Elsevier
In this article, a data generated from impacts of objects with different shapes, masses, and
impact velocities on a developed dummy head. The mass considered was in the range of …