On Indexicality, Direction of Arrival of Sound Sources, and Human-Robot Interaction

We present the use of direction of arrival (DOA) of sound sources as an index during the interaction between humans and service robots. These indices follow the notion defined by the theory of interpretation of signs by Peirce. This notion establishes a strong physical relation between signs (DOAs)...

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Main Authors: Ivan Meza, Caleb Rascon, Gibran Fuentes, Luis A. Pineda
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Robotics
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3081048
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description We present the use of direction of arrival (DOA) of sound sources as an index during the interaction between humans and service robots. These indices follow the notion defined by the theory of interpretation of signs by Peirce. This notion establishes a strong physical relation between signs (DOAs) and objects being signified in specific contexts. With this in mind, we have modeled the call at a distance to a robot as indexical in nature. These indices can be later interpreted as the position of the user and the user herself/himself. The relation between the call and the emitter is formalized in our framework of development of service robots based on the SitLog programming language. In particular, we create a set of behaviours based on direction of arrival information to be used in the programming of tasks for service robots. Based on these behaviours, we have implemented four tasks which heavily rely on them: following a person, taking attendance of a class, playing Marco-Polo, and acting as a waiter in a restaurant.
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spelling doaj-art-de5e1d6dd29c43ffa991ca31de9df1ae2025-02-03T05:51:31ZengWileyJournal of Robotics1687-96001687-96192016-01-01201610.1155/2016/30810483081048On Indexicality, Direction of Arrival of Sound Sources, and Human-Robot InteractionIvan Meza0Caleb Rascon1Gibran Fuentes2Luis A. Pineda3Instituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y en Systemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyocan, 04510 Mexico City, MEX, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y en Systemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyocan, 04510 Mexico City, MEX, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y en Systemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyocan, 04510 Mexico City, MEX, MexicoInstituto de Investigaciones en Matematicas Aplicadas y en Systemas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico, Ciudad Universitaria, Coyocan, 04510 Mexico City, MEX, MexicoWe present the use of direction of arrival (DOA) of sound sources as an index during the interaction between humans and service robots. These indices follow the notion defined by the theory of interpretation of signs by Peirce. This notion establishes a strong physical relation between signs (DOAs) and objects being signified in specific contexts. With this in mind, we have modeled the call at a distance to a robot as indexical in nature. These indices can be later interpreted as the position of the user and the user herself/himself. The relation between the call and the emitter is formalized in our framework of development of service robots based on the SitLog programming language. In particular, we create a set of behaviours based on direction of arrival information to be used in the programming of tasks for service robots. Based on these behaviours, we have implemented four tasks which heavily rely on them: following a person, taking attendance of a class, playing Marco-Polo, and acting as a waiter in a restaurant.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/3081048
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