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DMPs Human-Robot Interaction

DMPs for Human-Robot Interaction

DMPs specialized for human-robot interaction including imitation learning, collaborative tasks, and social robot behaviors.

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Overview

DMPs for Human-Robot Interaction extend the basic DMP framework to handle human-robot interaction scenarios including imitation learning, collaborative tasks, and social robot behaviors. This approach enables robots to learn from human demonstrations, collaborate with humans, and exhibit socially appropriate behaviors.

The key innovation of HRI DMPs is the integration of: - Imitation learning from human demonstrations with natural movement adaptation - Collaborative task coordination with human partners - Social robot behaviors with appropriate interaction patterns - Human intention recognition and prediction - Adaptive behavior based on human feedback and preferences

These DMPs are particularly valuable in applications requiring human-robot collaboration, such as assistive robotics, collaborative manufacturing, social robotics, and any scenario where robots must interact naturally with humans.

Mathematical Formulation

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Problem Definition

Given:

  • Human demonstration: D_human = {y_human(t), แบ_human(t), รฟ_human(t)}
  • Human intention: I_human(t) = {position, velocity, gesture, gaze}
  • Collaborative task: T_collab = {task_goal, constraints, roles}
  • Social context: S = {interaction_type, social_norms, personal_space}
  • Robot state: R(t) = {position, velocity, intention, capability}

The HRI DMP becomes: ฯ„แบ = ฮฑ_y(ฮฒ_y(g - y) - แบ) + f(x) + f_imitation(y_human) + f_collaboration(I_human, T_collab) + f_social(S, R)

Where: - f_imitation(y_human) adapts to human demonstrations - f_collaboration(I_human, T_collab) coordinates with human partners - f_social(S, R) ensures socially appropriate behavior - g is the goal position (may be human-influenced)

Key Properties

Imitation Learning

f_imitation(y_human) = k_imitation * (y_human - y)

Adapts robot movement to human demonstrations

Collaborative Coordination

f_collaboration(I_human, T_collab) = k_collab * (I_human - R)

Coordinates robot behavior with human intentions

Social Behavior

f_social(S, R) = k_social * social_norm(S, R)

Ensures socially appropriate robot behavior

Key Properties

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  • Imitation Learning

    Learns from human demonstrations with natural movement adaptation

  • Collaborative Coordination

    Coordinates with human partners in collaborative tasks

  • Social Behavior

    Exhibits socially appropriate interaction patterns

  • Human Intention Recognition

    Recognizes and predicts human intentions and actions

Implementation Approaches

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DMPs that learn from human demonstrations with natural movement adaptation

Complexity:

  • Time: O(T ร— K ร— H)
  • Space: O(K ร— H)

Advantages

  • Natural imitation learning

  • Human demonstration adaptation

  • Real-time imitation

  • Flexible adaptation

Disadvantages

  • Requires human demonstrations

  • May not handle all movement types

  • Sensitive to demonstration quality

DMPs for collaborative tasks with human partners

Complexity:

  • Time: O(T ร— K ร— C)
  • Space: O(K ร— C)

Advantages

  • Collaborative task coordination

  • Human intention recognition

  • Role-based behavior

  • Task phase management

Disadvantages

  • Requires human intention recognition

  • Complex task coordination

  • May not handle all collaboration types

DMPs for social robot behaviors with appropriate interaction patterns

Complexity:

  • Time: O(T ร— K ร— S)
  • Space: O(K ร— S)

Advantages

  • Socially appropriate behavior

  • Interaction type adaptation

  • Personal space respect

  • Social norm compliance

Disadvantages

  • Requires social context

  • Complex social modeling

  • May not handle all social situations

Complete Implementation

The full implementation with error handling, comprehensive testing, and additional variants is available in the source code:

Complexity Analysis

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Time & Space Complexity Comparison

Approach Time Complexity Space Complexity Notes
Imitation Learning DMP O(T ร— K ร— H) O(K ร— H) Time complexity scales with trajectory length, basis functions, and human data

Use Cases & Applications

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Application Categories

Assistive Robotics

  • Elderly Care: Assisting elderly people with daily tasks

  • Disability Support: Supporting people with disabilities

  • Rehabilitation: Assisting with rehabilitation exercises

  • Healthcare: Assisting with healthcare tasks

Collaborative Manufacturing

  • Assembly: Collaborating with humans in assembly tasks

  • Quality Control: Collaborating in quality control tasks

  • Packaging: Collaborating in packaging tasks

  • Inspection: Collaborating in inspection tasks

Social Robotics

  • Companion Robots: Providing companionship and social interaction

  • Educational Robots: Teaching and learning with humans

  • Entertainment Robots: Providing entertainment and fun

  • Service Robots: Providing services with social interaction

Human-Robot Collaboration

  • Collaborative Tasks: Working together on tasks

  • Shared Workspace: Sharing workspace with humans

  • Task Handover: Handing over tasks between human and robot

  • Mutual Learning: Learning from each other

Research Applications

  • HRI Research: Studying human-robot interaction

  • Social Robotics Research: Studying social robot behaviors

  • Collaboration Research: Studying human-robot collaboration

  • Imitation Learning Research: Studying imitation learning

Educational Value

  • Human-Robot Interaction: Understanding HRI principles and methods

  • Imitation Learning: Understanding imitation learning techniques

  • Collaboration: Understanding human-robot collaboration

  • Social Behavior: Understanding social robot behaviors

References & Further Reading

:material-library: Core Papers

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Dynamical movement primitives: Learning attractor landscapes for motor skills
2013 โ€ข Biological Cybernetics โ€ข Comprehensive review of DMPs including HRI applications
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Coupling movement primitives: Interaction with the environment and bimanual tasks
2014 โ€ข IEEE Transactions on Robotics โ€ข DMPs for human-robot interaction and collaboration

:material-library: Human-Robot Interaction

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Human-robot interaction: A survey
2007 โ€ข Foundations and Trends in Human-Computer Interaction โ€ข Comprehensive survey of human-robot interaction
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Toward sociable robots
2003 โ€ข Robotics and Autonomous Systems โ€ข Social robotics and human-robot interaction

:material-web: Online Resources

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Human-Robot Interaction
Wikipedia article on human-robot interaction
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Social Robotics
Wikipedia article on social robotics
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Imitation Learning
Wikipedia article on imitation learning

:material-code-tags: Implementation & Practice

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ROS Human-Robot Interaction
ROS packages for human-robot interaction
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ROS Social Robotics
ROS packages for social robotics
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ROS Imitation Learning
ROS packages for imitation learning

Interactive Learning

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  • Spatially Coupled Bimanual DMPs - DMPs for coordinated dual-arm movements with spatial coupling between arms for synchronized manipulation tasks and hand-eye coordination.

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