Robot Control through Human Intention: Basic Consideration with Assistance of Sit-to-Stand and Stand-to-Sit Movements

Is it possible to control a robot or robotic system through human intention? The purpose of this study confirmed whether it is possible to control a chair-typed robot through the user's intention or not, in order to help some people assist the sit-to-stand movement. According to considering the technology acceptance of elderly people, the proposed system was designed to be controlled through the human posture. The measured distance between the backrest of chair and the trunk of human body with a positive sensing detector sensor enabled the system to understand the user's intention through the behaviour. Because the experimental results showed the good performance, it was considered that our first trial to control the robot with the human intention worked well.