Robotics Research Journal (RRJ)

Research Article

Experimental Investigation on Active Personal Space for a Human-Robot Working Cell

Sajal Chandra Banik^1,2, Eshita Lasker¹, Himanshu Kumar² and Muhammed Kamrul Islam¹

¹Dept of Mechanical Engineering, CUET, Chittagong-4349, Bangladesh

²VelTech Rangarajan Dr. Sagunthala R&D Institute of Science and Technology, Chennai, India

Submitted: November 22, 2018; Revised: February 20, 2019; Accepted: March 29, 2019

Abstract

Active personal space (APS) means the space that should be maintained between human and robot during their direct interaction in a cooperative working cell for ensuring safety and comfort. This research looks into some basic parameters to determine the size of the APS. The parameters are grouped into three categories. They are: i) age of a human and his knowledge level about robotics, ii) robot- emotional state and robot structure and iii) relative dynamic condition. The analysis from the experimental investigation shows how the APS is varied with the parameters. The results show that all the parameters have a reckonable impact on the size of APS.

Keywords

Active personal space (APS); Human-Robot Interaction (HRI); Emotional state.

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