Journal
SENSORS
Volume 21, Issue 6, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/s21062212
Keywords
AAL; smart environments; assistive; robotics; IoT; low mobility; multimodal interaction; eye tracking
Funding
- Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación [DPI2013-47944-C4-2-R] Funding Source: Medline
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This paper introduces a new architecture for a smart assistive environment that integrates IoT devices, service robots, and users, with a focus on supporting people with disabilities and bedbound patients. The interaction system allows users to control service robots and devices in five different ways: touch, eye, gesture, voice, and augmented reality control. The study presents user preferences for eye-based control and the use of mobile phones over augmented reality glasses in the context of the developed technology.
This paper presents a new architecture that integrates Internet of Things (IoT) devices, service robots, and users in a smart assistive environment. A new intuitive and multimodal interaction system supporting people with disabilities and bedbound patients is presented. This interaction system allows the user to control service robots and devices inside the room in five different ways: touch control, eye control, gesture control, voice control, and augmented reality control. The interaction system is comprised of an assistive robotic arm holding a tablet PC. The robotic arm can place the tablet PC in front of the user. A demonstration of the developed technology, a prototype of a smart room equipped with home automation devices, and the robotic assistive arm are presented. The results obtained from the use of the various interfaces and technologies are presented in the article. The results include user preference with regard to eye-base control (performing clicks, and using winks or gaze) and the use of mobile phones over augmented reality glasses, among others.
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