Avoiding Mode Confusion in Service Robots The Bremen Autonomous Wheelchair as an Example
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This paper introduces a new formal approach to find potential mode confusion situations in shared-control systems such as service and rehabilitation robots. So far, this subject is primarily discussed in the avionics domain. Here, it is motivated why these experiences should be transferred into the service robotics community and how it could be done. The cooperative obstacle avoidance module of the Bremen Autonomous Wheelchair “Rolland” serves as an example to explain the method.
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