Browsing Human-Automation Systems Lab (HumAns) by Title
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3-D Simulations for Testing and Validating Robotic-Driven Applications for Exploring Lunar Pole
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2009-04) -
A 3D Virtual Environment for Exploratory Learning in Mobile Robot Control
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2005-10)This paper discusses a virtual environment that enables human agents to develop the skills necessary to control a mobile robot through the implementation of exploratory learning practices. The interface connects the human ... -
Adapting Human Leadership Approaches for Role Allocation in Human-Robot Navigation Scenarios
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2006-07)In this paper, we propose to examine the practices of leadership defined in human relationships and model their use in maximizing performance for human-robot interaction scenarios. This process involves first defining the ... -
An Adaptive Learning Methodology for Intelligent Object Detection in Novel Imagery Data,
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyElsevier, 2003-03)The process of robustly identifying targets embedded in a cluttered image scene is a difficult task to accomplish. Such an application must deal with rotation, scaling, and lighting variants of the target as well as handle ... -
Adaptive Robot Navigation Protocol for Estimating Variable Terrain Elevation Data
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2011-10)Efficiently measuring environmental phenomena (e.g., elevation, chemical composition, and mineral density) is a task typically reserved for the geoscience community. Recent robotic systems with the potential for addressing ... -
An Adaptive Robotic Tablet Gaming System for Post-Stroke Hand Function Rehabilitation
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssociation for Computing Machinery, 2015-03)Physical therapy is a common treatment for the rehabilitation of hemiparesis, or the weakness of one side of the body. Stroke is a common cause of hemiparesis. Stroke survivors regularly struggle with motivation and ... -
Application of Fuzzy Logic in Sunsensor Data Interpretation
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssumption University (Bangkok), 2001-11) -
Applying behavioral strategies for student engagement using a robotic educational agent
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-10)Adaptive learning is an educational method that utilizes computers as an interactive teaching device. Intelligent tutoring systems, or educational agents, use adaptive learning techniques to adapt to each student’s needs ... -
Applying gaming principles to virtual environments for upper extremity therapy games
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2013-10)Home-based care modalities may yield many advantages in therapy and rehabilitation. Virtual systems for rehabilitation are an emerging technology that may be used to enhance the effectiveness of home-based care while ... -
Approximate Reasoning for Safety and Survivability of Planetary Rovers
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyElsevier, 2003-02)Operational safety and health monitoring are critical matters for autonomous planetary rovers operating on remote and challenging terrain. This paper describes rover safety issues and presents an approximate reasoning ... -
Assessment of Engagement for Intelligent Educational Agents: A Pilot Study with Middle School Students
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Society for Engineering Education, 2014)Adaptive learning is an educational method that utilizes computers as an interactive teaching device. Intelligent tutoring systems, or educational agents, use adaptive learning techniques to adapt to each student’s ... -
Assessment of Robot Guidance Modalities Conveying Instructions to Humans in Emergency Situations
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2014-08)Motivated by the desire to mitigate human casualties in emergency situations, this paper explores various guidance modalities provided by a robotic platform for instructing humans to safely evacuate during an emergency. ... -
Assistive Formation Maintenance for Human-Led Multi-Robot Systems
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009-10)In ground-based military maneuvers, group formations require flexibility when traversing from one point to the next. For a human-led team of semi-autonomous agents, a certain level of awareness demonstrated by the agents ... -
Automatic Deployment and Formation Control of Decentralized Multi-Agent Networks
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2008-05)Novel tools are needed to deploy multi-agent networks in applications that require a high degree of accuracy in the achievement and maintenance of geometric formations. This is the case when deploying distributed sensing ... -
Automatic Formation Deployment of Decentralized Heterogeneous Multiple-Robot Networks with Limited Sensing Capabilities
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2009-05)Heterogeneous multi-robot networks require novel tools for applications that require achieving and maintaining formations. This is the case for distributing sensing devices with heterogeneous mobile sensor networks. Here, ... -
Automatic Generation of Persistent Formations for Multi-Agent Networks Under Range Constraints
(Georgia Institute of TechnologySpringer Verlag, 2009-04)In this paper we present a collection of graphbased methods for determining if a team of mobile robots, subjected to sensor and communication range constraints, can persistently achieve a specified formation. What we mean ... -
Automatic Generation of Persistent Formations for Multi-agent Networks under Range Constraints
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute for Computer Sciences, Social-Informatics and Telecommunications Engineering, 2007-10)We present graph-based methods for determining if a mobile robot network with a defined sensor and communication range can persistently achieve a specified formation, which implies that the formation, once achieved, will ... -
Behavior-Based Robot Navigation on Challenging Terrain: A Fuzzy Logic Approach
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2002-06)This paper presents a new strategy for behavior-based navigation of field mobile robots on challenging terrain, using a fuzzy logic approach and a novel measure of terrain traversability. A key feature of the proposed ... -
Bridging the Gap between Space Robotics Research and Robotics Education
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAmerican Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, 2004-03)The focus of Jet Propulsion Laboratory’s Office of Communication and Education is to engage the public through the implementation of innovative approaches such as informal and formal education methods, science outreach, ... -
Building and Maintaining Trust Between Humans and Guidance Robots in an Emergency
(Georgia Institute of TechnologyAssociation for the Advancement of Artificial Intelligence, 2013-03)Emergency evacuations are dangerous situations for both evacuees and first responders. The use of automation in the form of guidance robots can reduce the danger to humans by both aiding evacuees and assisting first ...