A GENERIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENTIONS IN HUMAN-ROBOT COOPERATION

Oliver C. Schrempf, Uwe D. Hanebeck

2005

Abstract

The recognition of user intentions is an important feature for humanoid robots to make implicit and human-like interactions possible. In this paper, we introduce a formal view on user-intentions in human-machine interaction and how they can be estimated by observing user actions. We use Hybrid Dynamic Bayesian Networks to develop a generic model that includes connections between intentions, actions, and sensor measurements. This model can be used to extend arbitrary human-machine applications by intention recognition.

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C. Schrempf O. and D. Hanebeck U. (2005). A GENERIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENTIONS IN HUMAN-ROBOT COOPERATION . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO, ISBN 972-8865-30-9, pages 251-256. DOI: 10.5220/0001166002510256


in Bibtex Style

@conference{icinco05,
author={Oliver C. Schrempf and Uwe D. Hanebeck},
title={A GENERIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENTIONS IN HUMAN-ROBOT COOPERATION},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,},
year={2005},
pages={251-256},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0001166002510256},
isbn={972-8865-30-9},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Informatics in Control, Automation and Robotics - Volume 4: ICINCO,
TI - A GENERIC MODEL FOR ESTIMATING USER INTENTIONS IN HUMAN-ROBOT COOPERATION
SN - 972-8865-30-9
AU - C. Schrempf O.
AU - D. Hanebeck U.
PY - 2005
SP - 251
EP - 256
DO - 10.5220/0001166002510256