Perception-Assist with an Active Stereo Camera for  an Upper-Limb Power-Assist Exoskeleton

Kazuo Kiguchi; Manoj Liyanage; Yasunori Kose

doi:10.20965/jrm.2009.p0614

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JRM Vol.21 No.5 pp. 614-620

doi: 10.20965/jrm.2009.p0614

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Perception-Assist with an Active Stereo Camera for an Upper-Limb Power-Assist Exoskeleton

Kazuo Kiguchi, Manoj Liyanage, and Yasunori Kose

Graduate School of Science and Engineering, Saga University, Saga, Japan

Received:

May 18, 2009

Accepted:

August 26, 2009

Published:

October 20, 2009

Keywords:

exoskeleton, power-assist, perception-assist, active camera

Abstract

This paper presents perception assistance with an active camera for an upper-limb power-assist exoskeleton that assists user perception as well as user motion when the user interacts with the environment using sensors of the exoskeleton. The active stereo camera monitors user interaction with the environment, so the exoskeleton identifies objects that can be touched or grabbed by the user. Stereo camera positioning is controlled to continuously track the exoskeleton end-effector, ensuring that the user's hand always lies within the camera viewfield. If any obstacle might block the camera viewfield, the camera is controlled to avoid the obstacle. The effectiveness of the proposed concept is evaluated in experiments.

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K. Kiguchi, M. Liyanage, and Y. Kose, “Perception-Assist with an Active Stereo Camera for an Upper-Limb Power-Assist Exoskeleton,” J. Robot. Mechatron., Vol.21 No.5, pp. 614-620, 2009.

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[1] [1] K. Kiguchi, S. Kariya, K. Watanabe, K. Izumi, and T. Fukuda, “An exoskeletal robot for human elbow motion support - sensor fusion, adaptation, and control,'' IEEE Trans. on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics, Part B, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 353-361, 2001.

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[6] [6] J. Rosen, M. Brand, M. Fuchs, and M. Arcan, “A Myosignal-Based Powered Exoskeleton System,” IEEE Trans. on System Man and Cybernetics, Part A, Vol.31, No.3, pp. 210-222, 2001.

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[8] [8] D. Sasaki, T. Noritsugu, and M. Takaiwa, “Development of Active Support Splint Driven by Pneumatic Soft Actuator (ASSIST),” J. of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.16, No.5, pp. 497-503, 2004.

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[10] [10] H. Kobayashi, T. Shiiba, and Y. Ishida, “Realization of All 7 Motions for the Upper Limb by a Muscle Suit,” J. of Robotics and Mechatronics, Vol.16, No.5, pp. 504-512, 2004.

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[16] [16] T. Flash and N. Hogan, “The Coordination of Arm Movements: An Experimental Confirmed Mathematical Model,” J. of Neuroscience, Vol.5, pp. 1688-1703, 1985.