TY - JOUR
T1 - Interface Operation and Implications for Shared-Control Assistive Robots
AU - Javaremi, Mahdieh Nejati
AU - Young, Michael
AU - Argall, Brenna Dee
PY - 2019/6/1
Y1 - 2019/6/1
N2 - Shared-control for assistive devices can increase the independence of individuals with motor impairments. However, each person is unique in their level of injury and physical constraints. Consequently, a plethora of interfaces are used to control the assistive device, depending on the individual. In order to be effective, the shared-autonomy assistance should be aware of the usage characteristics of the interface and adjust to varying performance characteristics of the person. To that end, we conduct a 23 person (9 spinal cord injured and 14 uninjured) study using three commercial interfaces used to operate powered wheelchairs, and establish performance measures to characterize interface usage. The analyses of our performance measures unveil key aspects of the interface operation that can inform features of a customizable and interface-aware control sharing framework.
AB - Shared-control for assistive devices can increase the independence of individuals with motor impairments. However, each person is unique in their level of injury and physical constraints. Consequently, a plethora of interfaces are used to control the assistive device, depending on the individual. In order to be effective, the shared-autonomy assistance should be aware of the usage characteristics of the interface and adjust to varying performance characteristics of the person. To that end, we conduct a 23 person (9 spinal cord injured and 14 uninjured) study using three commercial interfaces used to operate powered wheelchairs, and establish performance measures to characterize interface usage. The analyses of our performance measures unveil key aspects of the interface operation that can inform features of a customizable and interface-aware control sharing framework.
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85071166246&partnerID=8YFLogxK
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/citedby.url?scp=85071166246&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779544
DO - 10.1109/ICORR.2019.8779544
M3 - Article
C2 - 31374635
AN - SCOPUS:85071166246
SN - 1945-7901
VL - 2019
SP - 232
EP - 239
JO - IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
JF - IEEE ... International Conference on Rehabilitation Robotics : [proceedings]
ER -