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A Customizable Socially Interactive Robot with Wireless Health Monitoring Capability

Hornfeck, Kenneth B.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1301595272

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2011, Master of Sciences (Engineering), Case Western Reserve University, EMC - Mechanical Engineering.
This paper presents Philos, a socially interactive robot designed for use in homes of those who need special care, such as children or the elderly. Philos is capable of actively responding to wirelessly transmitted data from a wearable health monitoring device (WHMD). Philos can use this data to encourage physical activity, as well as provide emotional stimulation through human-robot social interactions (HRSIs), which are enabled through touch- and vision-based inputs. PhiloManager, a software interface designed to be integrated with Philos and the WHMD allows the user or healthcare professional to monitor health data in real time. A novel embedded behavior algorithm incorporating a system of behavioral parameters which continually change based on predefined "personalities" with which Philos can be programmed and external user inputs has been implemented. Preliminary tests confirm that both internal and external factors have a noticable impact on the behavioral responses enacted by Philos.
Kiju Lee, PhD (Advisor)
Joseph Mansour, PhD (Committee Member)
Roger Quinn, PhD (Committee Member)
98 p.
Robotics; Robots
robotics; sociable robots; human-robot interaction

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  • Hornfeck, K. B. (2011). A Customizable Socially Interactive Robot with Wireless Health Monitoring Capability [Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1301595272

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hornfeck, Kenneth. A Customizable Socially Interactive Robot with Wireless Health Monitoring Capability. 2011. Case Western Reserve University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1301595272.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hornfeck, Kenneth. "A Customizable Socially Interactive Robot with Wireless Health Monitoring Capability." Master's thesis, Case Western Reserve University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=case1301595272

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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