A Robotic Framework for Controlling Human’s Attention-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Robotic Framework for Controlling Human’s Attention

Published:2012-01-01 Issue:2 Volume:3 Page:
ISSN:2081-4836
Container-title:Paladyn, Journal of Behavioral Robotics
language:
Short-container-title:

Author:

Hoque Mohammed Moshiul

Abstract

AbstractIt is a major challenge in HRI to design a social robot that is able to selectively direct a target human’s attention towards an intended direction. For this purpose, the robot may first turn its gaze toward him/her in order to establish eye contact. However, such a turning action of the robot may not in itself be sufficient to make eye contact with the target person in all situations, especially when the robot and the person are not facing each other or the human is intensely engaged in a task. In this paper, we propose a conceptual model of attention control with five phases: attention attraction, eye contact, attention avoidance, gaze back, and attention shift. Evaluation experiment by using a robotic head reveals the effectiveness of the proposed model in different viewing situations.

Publisher

Walter de Gruyter GmbH

Subject

Behavioral Neuroscience,Artificial Intelligence,Cognitive Neuroscience,Developmental Neuroscience,Human-Computer Interaction

Link

http://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.2478/s13230-012-0099-8.pdf

Reference53 articles.

1. A. Weiss, T. Scherndl, M. Tscheligi, A. Billard, Evaluating the ICRA 2008 HRI Challenge. In: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction, San Diego, USA, (ACM Press, New York, 2009), 261

2. G. O. Deak, I. Fasel, J. Movellan, The Emergence of Shared Attention: Using Robots to Test Developmental Theories. In: International Workshop on Epigenetic Robotics, Lund, Sweden, (Lund University Cognitive Studies, 2001), 95

3. T. Striano, V. M. Reid, S. Hoehl, Neural Mechanisms of Joint Attention in Infancy. The Euro. J. Neurosci, 23, 2819 (2006)

4. M. L. Patterson, Nonverbal Behavior: A Functional Perspective, (Springer-Verlag, New York, 1983)

5. E. T. Hall, The Hidden Dimension: Man’s Use of Space in Public and Private, (The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1966)