Special Issue on Human Centric, Universal and Interactive Design for Robotics and Mechatronics

2014 ◽  
Vol 26 (6) ◽  
pp. 691-691
Author(s):  
Noriyuki Kawarazaki ◽  
Tadashi Yoshidome ◽  
Nobuto Matsuhira ◽  
Takayuki Tanaka
Keyword(s):  
Interactive Design ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Housing Environment ◽  
Aged Society ◽  
Machine Interaction ◽  
Human Support ◽  
Support Devices

According to the aged society in Japan, the expectation is high for the development of the human support robot or devices in daily life and in medical treatment and welfare. The human centered design and the universal design are very important concept for creating the useful human support devices. Human centric and universal designs are the designs of products and environments to be usable by all people, to the greatest extent possible, without the need for adaptation or specialized design. This special issue provides current researches and developments of human centric, universal and interactive design for robotics and mechatronics. Also, this special issue covers a broad range of research topics, such as human centric design, universal and interactive design, human machine interaction, transport system, housing environment system, rehabilitation devices, multi modal interface, evaluation of the usability, sensor/actuator technologies for assistive system, robotics and mechatronics to support elderly persons. We thank the authors for their fine contributions and the reviewers for their generous time and effort. In closing, we thank the Editorial Board of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics for helping make this issue possible.

Special Issue on Assistive Technology Based on ICT/IRT for Aged Society

2013 ◽  
Vol 25 (6) ◽  
pp. 887-887
Author(s):  
Takayuki Tanaka ◽  
Yasuhisa Hasegawa ◽  
Takanori Miyoshi ◽  
Shunji Shimizu ◽  
Toru Ifukube
Keyword(s):  
Communication Technology ◽  
Assistive Technologies ◽  
Assistive Device ◽  
Worth Living ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Information Communication ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Kinesthetic Feedback ◽  
Aged Society

Although Japan and many other countries are going to the super-aging society quickly prior to the world, according to the latest investigations, there are a lot of elderly persons who do not suffer instrumental activity of daily living (IADL). This special issue made a broad call for papers on research and development of assistive technologies to support and enhance their employment and daily-life activity based on information-communication technology (ICT) and information-robotics technology (IRT). The topics of the special issue include wearable assistive device, power/skill assist, mobility assist, locomotive assist, communication assist, kinesthetic feedback assist, sensor/actuator technologies for assistive system, robotics and mechatronics to support elderly persons. We finally believe that these assistive technologies greatly contribute to support many elderly persons and make their lives more worth living. We thank the authors for their fine contributions and the reviewers for their generous time and effort. In closing, we thank the Editorial Board of the Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics for helping make this issue possible.

Introduction to this Special Issue on “Human-Machine Interaction and Cooperation in Safety-Critical Systems”

i-com ◽  
2016 ◽  
Vol 15 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tilo Mentler ◽  
Christian Reuter ◽  
Stefan Geisler
Keyword(s):  
Large Scale ◽  
Professional Staff ◽  
Multimedia Systems ◽  
Critical Systems ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Safety Critical ◽  
Computer Based ◽  
Safety Critical Systems ◽  
Machine Interaction

AbstractMission- and safety-critical domains are more and more characterized by interactive and multimedia systems varying from large-scale technologies (e. g. airplanes) to wearable devices (e. g. smartglasses) operated by professional staff or volunteering laypeople. While technical availability, reliability and security of computer-based systems are of utmost importance, outcomes and performances increasingly depend on sufficient human-machine interaction or even cooperation to a large extent. While this i-com Special Issue on “Human-Machine Interaction and Cooperation in Safety-Critical Systems” presents recent research results from specific application domains like aviation, automotive, crisis management and healthcare, this introductory paper outlines the diversity of users, technologies and interaction or cooperation models involved.

scholarly journals Special Issue on Brain Machine/Computer Interface and its Application

2020 ◽  
Vol 32 (4) ◽  
pp. 723-723
Author(s):  
Shoichiro Fujisawa ◽  
Minoru Fukumi ◽  
Jianting Cao ◽  
Yasue Mitsukura ◽  
Shin-ichi Ito
Keyword(s):  
Brain Activity ◽  
Computer Interface ◽  
Eeg Analysis ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Eeg Signals ◽  
Auditory P300 ◽  
Environment Control ◽  
Electroencephalogram Eeg ◽  
Human Support

Brain machine/computer interface (BMI/BCI) technologies are based on analyzing brain activity to control machines and support the communication of commands and messages. To sense brain activities, a functional NIRS and electroencephalogram (EEG) that has been developed for that purpose is often employed. Analysis techniques and algorithms for the NIRS and EEG signals have also been created, and human support systems in the form of BMI/BCI applications have been developed. In the field of rehabilitation, BMI/BCI is used to control environment control systems and electric wheelchairs. In medicine, BMI/BCI is used to assist in communications for patient support. In industry, BMI/BCI is used to analyze sensibility and develop novel games. This special issue on Brain Machine/Computer Interface and its Application includes six interesting papers that cover the following topics: an EEG analysis method for human-wants detection, cognitive function using EEG analysis, auditory P300 detection, a wheelchair control BCI using SSVEP, a drone control BMI based on SSVEP that uses deep learning, and an improved CMAC model. We thank all authors and reviewers of the papers and the Editorial Board of Journal of Robotics and Mechatronics for its help with this special issue.

scholarly journals Artificial Intelligence Techniques for Conflict Resolution

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Reyhan Aydoğan ◽  
Tim Baarslag ◽  
Enrico Gerding
Keyword(s):  
Artificial Intelligence ◽  
Decision Making ◽  
Conflict Resolution ◽  
Computational Models ◽  
Group Decision ◽  
Preference Aggregation ◽  
Automated Negotiation ◽  
Special Issue ◽  
Human Machine Interaction ◽  
Machine Interaction

AbstractConflict resolution is essential to obtain cooperation in many scenarios such as politics and business, as well as our day to day life. The importance of conflict resolution has driven research in many fields like anthropology, social science, psychology, mathematics, biology and, more recently, in artificial intelligence. Computer science and artificial intelligence have, in turn, been inspired by theories and techniques from these disciplines, which has led to a variety of computational models and approaches, such as automated negotiation, group decision making, argumentation, preference aggregation, and human-machine interaction. To bring together the different research strands and disciplines in conflict resolution, the Workshop on Conflict Resolution in Decision Making (COREDEMA) was organized. This special issue benefited from the workshop series, and consists of significantly extended and revised selected papers from the ECAI 2016 COREDEMA workshop, as well as completely new contributions.

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