The Application of Pbd Methods to Real - World Domains : Two Case

TWO CASE STUDIES STEFAN M UNCH University of Karlsruhe (TH), IPR, Kaiserstr. 12, 76128 Karlsruhe, Germany and MICHAEL SASSIN, SIEGFRIED BOCIONEK Siemens AG, ZFE ST SN 6, Otto-Hahn-Ring 6, 81739 Munich, Germany ABSTRACT Programming by Demonstration (PbD) is a new programming method in which new functionalities are coded by simply showing them to a PbD system. The prospects of possibly successful applications in the domains of text and graphics editors, user interfaces, personal assistants, or robot programming are explored by an increasing number of researchers. The goal is twofold: First, the programming of a complex task can be simpli ed using PbD techniques. Thus, programming time can be reduced and complex systems also become programmable by non-experts. Second, the PbD systems enable machines or programs to adapt to their users and the work environment (auto-customization). Providing an integrated PbD component, a system can be deployed with only a few limited features, but acquire enhanced functionality later. By using two examples from the graphics domain (ProDeGE+: Programming by Demonstration Graphics Editor) and the robotics domain (RPD: Robot Programming by Demonstration), the general principles of PbD and the solutions to particular problems are discussed. It is particularly shown how the interaction with the user facilitates the extraction of the user intention and the generalization of action sequences.