Chapter 3.5

Human-Centered Robot Navigation-Towards a Harmoniously Human–Robot Coexisting Environment1

Chi-Pang Lam1, Chen-Tun Chou1, Kuo-Hung Chiang1,2,  and Li-Chen Fu1,3     1Department of Electrical Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan     2The New Technology Division, Compal Communications Inc., Taipei, Taiwan     3Department of Computer Science and Information Engineering, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan

Abstract

This chapter proposes a navigation algorithm that considers the states of humans and robots in order to achieve a harmonious coexistence between them. Robot navigation in the presence of humans and other robots is rarely considered in the field of robotics. When navigating through a space filled with humans ...

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