CoBOS: Constraint-Based Online Scheduler for Human-Robot Collaboration
- URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2403.18459v1
- Date: Wed, 27 Mar 2024 11:18:01 GMT
- Title: CoBOS: Constraint-Based Online Scheduler for Human-Robot Collaboration
- Authors: Marina Ionova, Jan Kristof Behrens,
- Abstract summary: We propose a novel approach of online constraint-based scheduling in a reactive execution control framework.
This allows the robot to adapt to uncertain events such as delayed activity completions and activity selection (by the human)
In addition to the improved working conditions, our algorithm leads to increased efficiency, even in highly uncertain scenarios.
- Score: 3.3148826359547523
- License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/
- Abstract: Assembly processes involving humans and robots are challenging scenarios because the individual activities and access to shared workspace have to be coordinated. Fixed robot programs leave no room to diverge from a fixed protocol. Working on such a process can be stressful for the user and lead to ineffective behavior or failure. We propose a novel approach of online constraint-based scheduling in a reactive execution control framework facilitating behavior trees called CoBOS. This allows the robot to adapt to uncertain events such as delayed activity completions and activity selection (by the human). The user will experience less stress as the robotic coworkers adapt their behavior to best complement the human-selected activities to complete the common task. In addition to the improved working conditions, our algorithm leads to increased efficiency, even in highly uncertain scenarios. We evaluate our algorithm using a probabilistic simulation study with 56000 experiments. We outperform all baselines by a margin of 4-10%. Initial real robot experiments using a Franka Emika Panda robot and human tracking based on HTC Vive VR gloves look promising.
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