TY - GEN
T1 - Proposed system of unlocking potentially hazardous function of robot based on verbal communication
AU - Nishizawa, Toshihiro
AU - Kishita, Kazuki
AU - Takano, Yosuke
AU - Fujita, Yoshihiro
AU - Yuta, Shin'ichi
PY - 2011
Y1 - 2011
N2 - When a user is about to use a new function on a robot or machinery, the user is required to: 1) understand the rules regarding the use of the function, and 2) confirm that the environment, in which the robot or machinery is operating, is suitable for the use of the new function. Failure to confirm these requirements may lead to higher accident rates, creating potentially hazardous conditions for the user. However, recognizing the level of understanding of the user and the operation condition is difficult. Therefore, we propose a method to reduce the potentially hazardous condition due to unawareness of the users by verbally communicating with the users. The new function will be initially locked, and it can only be unlocked after the user verbally confirms with the robot that he or she understands the rules and the conditions. A system was built to test the method, and experiment with users was conducted. The observational result and the following questionnaire showed effectiveness of the proposed method.
AB - When a user is about to use a new function on a robot or machinery, the user is required to: 1) understand the rules regarding the use of the function, and 2) confirm that the environment, in which the robot or machinery is operating, is suitable for the use of the new function. Failure to confirm these requirements may lead to higher accident rates, creating potentially hazardous conditions for the user. However, recognizing the level of understanding of the user and the operation condition is difficult. Therefore, we propose a method to reduce the potentially hazardous condition due to unawareness of the users by verbally communicating with the users. The new function will be initially locked, and it can only be unlocked after the user verbally confirms with the robot that he or she understands the rules and the conditions. A system was built to test the method, and experiment with users was conducted. The observational result and the following questionnaire showed effectiveness of the proposed method.
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U2 - 10.1109/SII.2011.6147621
DO - 10.1109/SII.2011.6147621
M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:84857574149
SN - 9781457715235
T3 - 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2011
SP - 1208
EP - 1213
BT - 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2011
T2 - 2011 IEEE/SICE International Symposium on System Integration, SII 2011
Y2 - 20 December 2011 through 22 December 2011
ER -