Development of a mobile robot with human-robot interaction (HRI) features

Zulmi, Mohamed Zaid (2018) Development of a mobile robot with human-robot interaction (HRI) features. Project Report. Universiti Teknikal Malaysia Melaka, Melaka, Malaysia. (Submitted)

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Abstract

Human-robot interaction is the study on the interaction between a human and a robot aiming to enable a successful interaction. The objectives of this study are to design an assistive mobile robot with a human-robot interaction (HRI) features and to develop the robot to be user friendly when interacting with patients and visitors in the hospital ward system. The HRI features of the robot includes a liquid crystal display (LCD) as the interactive medium and a voice output system. CATIA P3 V5R20 is used to design the robot after a design consideration on the robot’s cost and strength. Arduino Mega 2560 Rev3 is used as a controller and programmed using Arduino IDE. Nextion Editor is utilised to program the Graphical User Interface (GUI) on the LCD display. The robot uses line following sensor to navigate from starting point to the patient’s bed. It uses an ultrasonic sensor to detect obstacle in its path. A text-to-speech module Emic 2 is used to program the pre-determined speech of the robot. The robot went through a functionality test where each of the hardware was tested 10 times to determine its reliability. After the robot passed the test, it was used in a usability experiment at Pusat Kesihatan UTeM with 2 respondents. Both respondents gave positive feedback about the robot’s presense in ward environment especially to avoid boredness. However, the hardware especially the LCD can be improved to have a bigger font size for elderly patients to read the words on the LCD better. In conclusion the robot shows a great potential in serving hospital patient in the future.

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