OBJECTIVE: This study aims to improve workers' postures and thus reduce the risk of musculoskeletal disorders in human-robot collaboration by developing a novel model-free reinforcement learning method.
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
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OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSIn modern industrial plants, collisions between humans and robots pose a significant risk to occupational safety. To address this concern, we sought to devise a reliable system for human-robot collision avoidance system emplo...
BACKGROUND: In Physical Human-Robot Interaction (pHRI), the need to learn the robot's motor-control dynamics is associated with increased cognitive load. Eye-tracking metrics can help understand the dynamics of fluctuating mental workload over the co...
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
38047355
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSAn understanding of fluency in human-robot teaming from a physiological standpoint is still incomplete. In our experimental study involving 24 participants, we designed a scenario for shared-space human-robot collaboration (H...
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
38328969
OCCUPATIONAL APPLICATIONSIndustrial robots have become an important aspect in modern industry. In the context of human-robot collaboration, enabling teleoperated robots to work in close proximity to local/onsite humans can provide new opportunities t...
OBJECTIVE: This study investigated the effects of different approach directions, movement speeds, and trajectories of a co-robot's end-effector on workers' mental stress during handover tasks.
IISE transactions on occupational ergonomics and human factors
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Occupational ApplicationsAutonomous mobile robots are used in manufacturing and warehousing industries, to transport material across the facility and deliver parts to work cells. Human workers might encounter or interact with these robots in aisle wa...
OBJECTIVE: The study aimed to enhance transparency in autonomous systems by automatically generating and visualizing confidence and explanations and assessing their impacts on performance, trust, preference, and eye-tracking behaviors in human-automa...
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
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Human-machine interaction (HMI) technology has undergone significant advancements in recent years, enabling seamless communication between humans and machines. Its expansion has extended into various emerging domains, including human healthcare, mach...
IEEE transactions on neural networks and learning systems
37022398
To meet the requirements of high accuracy and low cost of target classification in modern warfare, and lay the foundation for target threat assessment, the article proposes a human-machine agent for target classification based on active reinforcement...