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Applying software variability methods to design adaptive assistance robots

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David Gollasch,

Christin Engel,

Meinhardt Branig,

Gerhard WeberAuthors Info & Claims

PETRA '19: Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments

Pages 313 - 314

https://doi.org/10.1145/3316782.3321549

Published: 05 June 2019 Publication History

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We believe that assistance and service robots are a major technological trend that could lead to a spread similar to smartphones today. Thus, it could be normal to have such a robot at home to support people during their daily life. The main challenge with today's developments in this segment is a lack of features and a lack of adaptivity. Most service robots are specialised systems (vacuum cleaners) or do not consider the user's needs and preferences when fulfilling their tasks. Our goal is to cope with these challenges and propose a solution by applying principles of software variability engineering to create an adaptive and accessible robot that can be extended and re-configured to fit the user's needs better. Therefore, we modified feature and variability modelling known from product lines and software ecosystems and developed an approach to configure the robot based on user requirements (needs and preferences).

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Applying software variability methods to design adaptive assistance robots
1. Computer systems organization
  1. Embedded and cyber-physical systems
    1. Robotics
      1. External interfaces for robotics
2. Human-centered computing
  1. Accessibility
    1. Accessibility design and evaluation methods
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. HCI theory, concepts and models

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PETRA '19: Proceedings of the 12th ACM International Conference on PErvasive Technologies Related to Assistive Environments

June 2019

655 pages

ISBN:9781450362320

DOI:10.1145/3316782

Conference Chair:
Fillia Makedon
University of Texas at Arlington

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