A Unified Architecture for Dynamic Role Allocation and Collaborative Task Planning in Mixed Human-Robot Teams

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2301.08038v2
• Date: Mon, 25 Sep 2023 11:52:26 GMT
• Title: A Unified Architecture for Dynamic Role Allocation and Collaborative Task Planning in Mixed Human-Robot Teams
• Authors: Edoardo Lamon (1,2), Fabio Fusaro (1,3), Elena De Momi (1,3), Arash Ajoudani (1) ((1) Human-Robot Interfaces and Interaction, Istituto Italiano di Tecnologia, Genoa, Italy, (2) Department of Information Engineering and Computer Science, Universit\`a di Trento, Trento, Italy, (3) Department of Electronics, Information and Bioengineering, Politecnico di Milano, Milan, Italy)
• Abstract summary: We present a novel architecture for dynamic role allocation and collaborative task planning in a mixed human-robot team of arbitrary size. The architecture capitalizes on a centralized reactive and modular task-agnostic planning method based on Behavior Trees (BTs) Different metrics used as MILP cost allow the architecture to favor various aspects of the collaboration.
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• Abstract: The growing deployment of human-robot collaborative processes in several industrial applications, such as handling, welding, and assembly, unfolds the pursuit of systems which are able to manage large heterogeneous teams and, at the same time, monitor the execution of complex tasks. In this paper, we present a novel architecture for dynamic role allocation and collaborative task planning in a mixed human-robot team of arbitrary size. The architecture capitalizes on a centralized reactive and modular task-agnostic planning method based on Behavior Trees (BTs), in charge of actions scheduling, while the allocation problem is formulated through a Mixed-Integer Linear Program (MILP), that assigns dynamically individual roles or collaborations to the agents of the team. Different metrics used as MILP cost allow the architecture to favor various aspects of the collaboration (e.g. makespan, ergonomics, human preferences). Human preference are identified through a negotiation phase, in which, an human agent can accept/refuse to execute the assigned task.In addition, bilateral communication between humans and the system is achieved through an Augmented Reality (AR) custom user interface that provides intuitive functionalities to assist and coordinate workers in different action phases. The computational complexity of the proposed methodology outperforms literature approaches in industrial sized jobs and teams (problems up to 50 actions and 20 agents in the team with collaborations are solved within 1 s). The different allocated roles, as the cost functions change, highlights the flexibility of the architecture to several production requirements. Finally, the subjective evaluation demonstrating the high usability level and the suitability for the targeted scenario.

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