A wearable general-purpose solution for Human-Swarm Interaction

Swarms of robots will revolutionize many indus-trial applications, from targeted material delivery to precision farming. Controlling the motion and behavior of these swarms presents unique challenges for human operators, who cannot yet effectively convey their high-level intentions to a group of robots in application. This position paper proposes a new human-swarm interface based on novel wearable gesture-control and haptic-feedback devices. This position paper seeks to combine a wearable gesture recognition device that can detect high-level intentions, a portable device that can detect Cartesian information and finger movements, and a wearable advanced haptic device that can provide real-time feedback. This project is the first to envisage a wearable Human-Swarm Interaction (HSI) interface that separates the input and feedback components of the classical control loop (input, output, feedback), as well as being the first of its kind suitable for both indoor and outdoor environments.

@article{Ferrer2018,
  title     = {A wearable general-purpose solution for Human-Swarm Interaction},
  journal   = {International Journal of Advanced Computer Science and Applications},
  volume    = {9},
  number    = {1},
  year      = {2018},
  publisher = {The Science and Information Organization},
  author    = {Eduardo Castelló Ferrer},
  doi       = {10.14569/SpecialIssue.2018.090149},
  url       = {https://doi.org/10.14569/SpecialIssue.2018.090149}
}