Abstract:
Anthropomorphism is the attribution of human
traits, emotions and intentions to non-human entities. Nowadays,
development of anthropomorphic features in robotic heads is a
major area of interest in the field of robotics. Many robotics
heads with anthropomorphic features are developed to improve
the social interaction between robots and humans. However, the
existing robotic heads need improvements in construction and
behaviors to facilitate more friendly interactions. This paper
presents about design and development of an anthropomorphic
robotic head that can make reflex actions based on external forces
applied on it. The design parameters of the robotic head have
been decided by examining the biomechanics of human head.
The robotic head has been designed with 3 DoFs for the neck
section. The developed force attentive mechanism is capable of
identifying the direction of the applied force. The response of
the robot depends on the direction of the external force and the
response is decided by a reaction function. Functionalities of the
robotic head have been verified from the experimental results
and the results are presented. Furthermore, the robotic head has
been designed and developed in such a way that it can be used
as a research platform for future research.
Citation:
A. G. N. Jayasekara and M. A. V. J. Muthugala, "Design and development of an anthropomorphic robotic head with force attentive reflex actions," 2016 Moratuwa Engineering Research Conference (MERCon), 2016, pp. 409-414, doi: 10.1109/MERCon.2016.7480176.