10 accepted papers
We explore the use of mobile furniture swarms that are intended to assist users with limited mobility in their daily indoor activities. We focus on the multi-agent coordination problem for a mobile furniture swarm when a dense target pose configuration is required, such as in an apartment setting. I…
We explore the use of a mobile furniture swarm that are intended to assist users with limited mobility in their daily indoor activities. We focus on the multi-robot coordination problem when a dense target pose configuration is required, such as in an apartment setting. In those cases, the convergen
Assistive devices, such as exoskeletons and prostheses, have revolutionized the field of rehabilitation and mobility assistance. Efficiently detecting transitions between different activities, such as walking, stair ascending and descending, and sitting, is crucial for ensuring adaptive control and…
Efficient and safe multi-agent swarm coordination in environments where humans operate, such as warehouses, assistive living rooms, or automated hospitals, is crucial for adopting automation. In this paper, we augment the obstacle avoidance algorithm based on dynamical system modulation for a swarm…
For people with limited mobility, navigating in cluttered indoor environment is challenging. In this work, we propose a mobile assistive furniture suite that is designed to ease the life of people with special needs in indoor movement. To enable intelligent coordination of this system, a key compone
In order to facilitate and assist the indoor mobility of people with special needs, the classically static objects in the environment, such as furniture, can be rendered mobile. The need for efficient and safe autonomous coordination of a mobile furniture swarm arises. We present a closed-form appro…
Modular robots (MRs) consist of unique robots which interconnect and work as a collective to perform objectives. Coordinating these robots rely on robust communication, as modules moving independently can lead to damaging behaviour. We present a robust structure for modular robot communication, impl…
We envision a humanoid robot to serve as a source of additional motion-support forces in assistance for frail persons. In this context, we present a control strategy for a humanoid to adaptively regulate its assistive force contribution. First, we identify a human model torque control for optimal ex
For robots to interact with humans in close proximity safely and efficiently, a specialized method to compute whole-body robot posture and plan contact locations is required. In our work, a humanoid robot is used as a caregiver that is performing a physical assistance task. We propose a method for f
Robotic manipulation tasks require the knowledge on the configuration of the object in use. Since most objects are generally not equipped with any sensor, an estimator is required. Furthermore, if an object is articulated, i.e., includes passive joints, the estimation process has to reconstruct the