Remote Control User Interfaces for Service Mobile Robots for Elderly Care

Abstract

The following article discusses iPad and windows based user interfaces used to manage mobile robot for elderly care. Describe are specific areas like robot control, objects manipulation, task execution and real time robot status handling. Robot control discusses map handling, map navigation and manual robot handling and driving. Demonstrated are concepts like custom controls and virtual joysticks to manipulate robot. Object manipulation describes possible object related tasks and the way to execute them as well as getting feedback after task successful execution or failure. Task execution describes tasks, actions and action sequences. Also some safety and usability issues are evaluated.