Trust-based compliant robot-human handovers of payloads in collaborative assembly in flexible manufacturing

S. M.Mizanoor Rahman, Yue Wang, Ian D. Walker, Laine Mears, Richard Pak, Sekou Remy

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Abstract

A human-robot hybrid cell is developed for performing assembly in flexible manufacturing in collaboration between a robot and its human co-worker. Robot trust in human is considered, a computational model for the trust is derived, and a method to measure and display the trust in real-time is developed. The collaborative assembly includes robot-to-human handovers of payloads (assembly tools). A novel trust-based compliant handover motion planning strategy for the robot is derived. The robot varies its handover configuration and motion based on robot trust in human through kinematic redundancy with the aim of reducing potential impulse forces on human body through payload during handover. A comprehensive scheme is developed to evaluate the collaborative assembly including the trust-based handover strategy. The evaluation results show that consideration of robot trust in human during the assembly and adjustment in handover configuration and motion based on robot's trust levels in human significantly improve human-robot interaction and assembly performance through increasing safety, human trust in robot, handover success rate, and the overall assembly efficiency by 20%, 37.58%, 30% and 6.73% respectively and reducing cognitive workload by 25.63%, with a minor reduction in the handover efficiency by 1.87%.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2016
PublisherIEEE Computer Society
Pages355-360
Number of pages6
ISBN (Electronic)9781509024094
DOIs
StatePublished - Nov 14 2016
Event2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2016 - Fort Worth, United States
Duration: Aug 21 2016Aug 24 2016

Publication series

NameIEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering
Volume2016-November
ISSN (Print)2161-8070
ISSN (Electronic)2161-8089

Conference

Conference2016 IEEE International Conference on Automation Science and Engineering, CASE 2016
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityFort Worth
Period8/21/168/24/16

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Control and Systems Engineering
  • Electrical and Electronic Engineering

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