Ontology-based state representations for intention recognition in human-robot collaborative environments

Craig Schlenoff, Anthony Pietromartire, Zeid Kootbally, Stephen Balakirsky, Sebti Foufou

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe a novel approach for representing state information for the purpose of intention recognition in cooperative human-robot environments. States are represented by a combination of spatial relationships in a Cartesian frame along with cardinal direction information. This approach is applied to a manufacturing kitting operation, where humans and robots are working together to develop kits. Based upon a set of predefined high-level state relationships that must be true for future actions to occur, a robot can use the detailed state information described in this paper to infer the probability of subsequent actions occurring. This would allow the robot to better help the human with the task or, at a minimum, better stay out of his or her way.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)1224-1234
Number of pages11
JournalRobotics and Autonomous Systems
Volume61
Issue number11
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 2013

Keywords

  • Human-robot safety
  • Intention recognition
  • Ontologies
  • RCC8
  • State-based representation

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Software
  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • General Mathematics
  • Computer Science Applications

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