Development of a Simulated Environment for Human-Robot Interaction
Abstract: Human-robot
interaction scenarios are extremely complicated and require precise definition
of the environment variables for rigorously testing different aspects of
robotic behavior. The environmental setup affects the behaviors of both the
humans and the robots, as they respond differently under varying accoustic or
lightning conditions. Moreover, conducting several experiments repeatedly with
the humans as test subjects also causes behavioral changes in them and
eventually the responses remain no longer similar to the already conducted
experiments. Thus making it is impossible to perform interaction scenarios in a
repeatable manner. Developing and using 3D simulations, where different
parameters can be adjusted, is the most beneficial solution in such cases. This
requires not only the development of different simulated robots but also the
simulation of dynamic surroundings including the interaction partner. In this
paper, we present a simulation framework that allows the simulation of
human-robot interaction including the simulated interaction partner and its
dynamics.
Author: Jochen Hirth, Syed
Atif Mehdi, Norbert Schmitz, Karsten Berns
Journal Code: jptkomputergg110056
