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MM
2006
ACM
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13 years 10 months ago
Extreme video retrieval: joint maximization of human and computer performance
We present an efficient system for video search that maximizes the use of human bandwidth, while at the same time exploiting the machine’s ability to learn in real-time from use...
Alexander G. Hauptmann, Wei-Hao Lin, Rong Yan, Jun...
HRI
2006
ACM
13 years 10 months ago
The effect of head-nod recognition in human-robot conversation
This paper reports on a study of human participants with a robot designed to participate in a collaborative conversation with a human. The purpose of the study was to investigate ...
Candace L. Sidner, Christopher Lee, Louis-Philippe...
ICRA
2006
IEEE
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EMG-based Teleoperation of a Robot Arm in Planar Catching Movements using ARMAX Model and Trajectory Monitoring Techniques
— This paper presents a methodology of teleoperating a robot arm, using electromyographic (EMG) signals and a trajectory monitoring technique based on human motion analysis. EMG ...
Panagiotis K. Artemiadis, Kostas J. Kyriakopoulos
ICMCS
2006
IEEE
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13 years 10 months ago
Tracking of Human Body Joints using Anthropometry
Most of the methods for human motion tracking are based on the modeling of human dynamics in action execution. In even small example space of human activities, the variation in ac...
Alexei Gritai, Mubarak Shah
COST
2007
Springer
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13 years 10 months ago
Affordances and Cognitive Walkthrough for Analyzing Human-Virtual Human Interaction
This study investigates how the psychological notion of affordance, known from human computer interface design, can be adopted for the analysis and design of communication of a use...
Zsófia Ruttkay, Rieks op den Akker
AIHC
2007
Springer
13 years 10 months ago
Human Computing and Machine Understanding of Human Behavior: A Survey
A widely accepted prediction is that computing will move to the background, weaving itself into the fabric of our everyday living spaces and projecting the human user into the for...
Maja Pantic, Alex Pentland, Anton Nijholt, Thomas ...
RAM
2008
IEEE
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13 years 11 months ago
Mechatronics Considerations for Assisting Humans
Mechatronics technologies are now steadily penetrating in our daily lives. We are surrounded by mechatronic products and interact with them in many ways. In particular, mechatroni...
Masayoshi Tomizuka
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Learning from human teachers with Socially Guided Exploration
— We present a learning mechanism, Socially Guided Exploration, in which a robot learns new tasks through a combination of self-exploration and social interaction. The system’s...
Cynthia Breazeal, Andrea Lockerd Thomaz
ICRA
2008
IEEE
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Power pedal as a man-machine synergy effector - Bipedal walking with human skill and robot power -
— We have proposed the concept of Man-Machine Synergy Effectors. These are high-performance tools for human use, which are realized by introducing robot technology. It becomes po...
Katsuya Kanaoka, Go Shirogauchi, Haruji Nakamura
IAT
2008
IEEE
13 years 11 months ago
An Ambient Intelligent Agent with Awareness of Human Task Execution
To support human functioning, ambient intelligent agents require knowledge about the tasks executed by the human. This knowledge includes design-time information like: (i) the goa...
Fiemke Both, Mark Hoogendoorn, Andy van der Mee, M...