Human motion quality and accuracy measuring method for human–robot physical interactions

In human–robot collaboration (HRC), human motion capture can be considered an enabler for switching autonomy between humans and robots to create efficient and safe operations. For this purpose, wearable motion tracking systems such as IMU and lighthouse-based systems have been used to transfer human...

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Published in:Intelligent service robotics 2022-09, Vol.15 (4), p.503-512
Main Authors: Tuli, Tadele Belay, Manns, Martin, Zeller, Sebastian
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accuracy
Artificial Intelligence
Behavior
Cameras
Collaboration
Control
Dynamical Systems
Engineering
Human body
Human motion
Investigations
Lighthouses
Measurement methods
Measurement techniques
Mechatronics
Motion capture
Occlusion
Original Research Paper
Process planning
Robot dynamics
Robotics
Robotics and Automation
Robots
Sensors
Smoothness
Tracking systems
User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction
Vibration
Virtual reality
Workplaces
Wrist
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Summary:In human–robot collaboration (HRC), human motion capture can be considered an enabler for switching autonomy between humans and robots to create efficient and safe operations. For this purpose, wearable motion tracking systems such as IMU and lighthouse-based systems have been used to transfer human joint motions into robot controller models. Due to reasons such as global positioning, drift, and occlusion, in some situations, e.g., HRC, both systems have been combined. However, it is still not clear if the motion quality (e.g., smoothness, naturalness, and spatial accuracy) is sufficient when the human operator is in the loop. This article presents a novel approach for measuring human motion quality and accuracy in HRC. The human motion capture has been implemented in a laboratory environment with a repetition of forty-cycle operations. Human motion, specifically of the wrist, is guided by the robot tool center point (TCP), which is predefined for generating circular and square motions. Compared to the robot TCP motion considered baseline, the hand wrist motion deviates up to 3 cm. The approach is valuable for understanding the quality of human motion behaviors and can be scaled up for various applications involving human and robot shared workplaces.
ISSN:1861-2776
1861-2784
DOI:10.1007/s11370-022-00432-8