A novel collaboratively designed robot to assist carers

Dantanarayana, L; Ranasinghe, R; Tran, A; Liu, D; Dissanayake, G

A novel collaboratively designed robot to assist carers

Dantanarayana, L

Ranasinghe, R

Tran, A

Liu, D

Dissanayake, G

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Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2014, 8755 pp. 105 - 114
Issue Date:: 2014-01-01

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dc.contributor.author	Dantanarayana, L https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8887-329X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Ranasinghe, R https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3785-3723	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Tran, A https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3752-533X	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Liu, D https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1581-5582	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Dissanayake, G https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7992-0680	en_US
dc.date.issued	2014-01-01	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), 2014, 8755 pp. 105 - 114	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9783319119724	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0302-9743	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/31035
dc.description.abstract	© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. This paper presents a co-design process and an assisted navigation strategy that enables a novel assistive robot, Smart Hoist, to aid carers transferring non-ambulatory residents. Smart Hoist was codesigned with residents and carers at IRT Woonona residential care facility to ensure that the device can coexist in the facility, while providing assistance to carers with the primary aim of reducing lower back injuries, and improving the safety of carers and patients during transfers.The Smart Hoist is equipped with simple interfaces to capture user intention in order to provide assisted manoeuvring. Using the RGB-D sensor attached to the device, we propose a method of generating a repulsive force that can be combined with the motion controller’s output to allow for intuitive manoeuvring of the Smart Hoist, while negotiating with the environment.Extensive user trials were conducted on the premises of IRTWoonona residential care facility and feedback from end users confirm its intended purpose of intuitive behaviour, improved performance and ease of use.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1007/978-3-319-11973-1_11	en_US
dc.subject.classification	Artificial Intelligence & Image Processing	en_US
dc.title	A novel collaboratively designed robot to assist carers	en_US
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
utslib.citation.volume	8755	en_US
utslib.for	091303 Autonomous Vehicles	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology/School of Mechanical and Mechatronic Engineering
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Strength - CAS - Centre for Autonomous Systems
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	8755	en_US

Abstract:

© Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2014. This paper presents a co-design process and an assisted navigation strategy that enables a novel assistive robot, Smart Hoist, to aid carers transferring non-ambulatory residents. Smart Hoist was codesigned with residents and carers at IRT Woonona residential care facility to ensure that the device can coexist in the facility, while providing assistance to carers with the primary aim of reducing lower back injuries, and improving the safety of carers and patients during transfers.The Smart Hoist is equipped with simple interfaces to capture user intention in order to provide assisted manoeuvring. Using the RGB-D sensor attached to the device, we propose a method of generating a repulsive force that can be combined with the motion controller’s output to allow for intuitive manoeuvring of the Smart Hoist, while negotiating with the environment.Extensive user trials were conducted on the premises of IRTWoonona residential care facility and feedback from end users confirm its intended purpose of intuitive behaviour, improved performance and ease of use.

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