Non intrusive assessment of human affection and its application on human-robot interaction

2017 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 15K00385
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: Kansei informatics
• Research Institution: Osaka Institute of Technology
• Principal Investigator: MIEKO OHSUGA 大阪工業大学, ロボティクス&デザイン工学部, 教授 (10351462)
• Co-Investigator(Renkei-kenkyūsha): KURIYAGAWA Yukioyo 日本大学, 生産工学部, 准教授 (90350032)
• Research Collaborator: SUGIYAMA Shinji テイ・エステック(株), 主席研究員 ; KAMAKURA Yoshiyuki 大阪工業大学, 情報学部, 准教授 (60635423)
• Project Period (FY): 2015-04-01 – 2018-03-31
• Keywords: 低負担計測 / 心拍 / 呼吸 / 感性ロボティクス

Outline of Final Research Achievements

Heart rate and respiration are useful measures to capture human emotional changes. In order to measure without burdening people, we developed a method and apparatus to measure heartbeat and breathing by simply sitting in clothes without attaching sensors. We prepared a chair to measure by sitting in a relaxed posture used in a living room or a hall and a cushion to be placed on the office chair. Electrocardiogram is measured with a capacitive-coupled electrodes attached to the backrest and the seat surface, and respiration is measured with a pressure sensor embedded in the seat surface. It is confirmed that heart rate and respiration information is acquired by developed apparatus, however the countermeasures for body movement are future tasks.

Free Research Field

生理心理工学