Biosignal Based Human-Machine Interface for Robotic Arm

Human-robot interaction poses great challenges to disabled people who must be able to control the robot via a limited physical ability. A novel semi-autonomous humanrobot system where the robot requires only the commands from the human to perform its tasks as proposed. In this system a relatively more flexible and robust communication technique generates commands from Electromyogram (EMG) signals. Such an autonomous mobile humanoid robot will be able to assist in a workshop environment and interact with a human. Three aspects to reach this target are considered. First, how the brain (embedded system technologies) of the exoskeleton robot is constructed to be able to manipulate objects like humans do. Second, exploration of appropriate biosignals that can be used as an actuating quantity to move the Robotic Arm; and finally how programming of manipulation tasks are realized.