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Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection (2023)
Conference Proceeding
Jeffcock, J., Hansen, M., & Ruiz Garate, V. (2023). Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection. In 2023 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction (466-474). https://doi.org/10.1145/3568162.3576971

An estimated 20% of patients admitted to hospital wards are affected by delirium. Early detection is recommended to treat underlying causes of delirium, however workforce strain in general wards often causes it to remain undetected. This work propose... Read More about Transformers and human-robot interaction for delirium detection.

The case for an intervention scale to design the balance of authority for robotic assistance (2021)
Conference Proceeding
Van Maris, A., Sumpter, L., Ruiz Garate, V., Kumar, P., Harper, C., & Caleb-Solly, P. (2021). The case for an intervention scale to design the balance of authority for robotic assistance. In S. Bringsjord, M. Osman Tokhi, M. Isabel Aldinhas Ferreira, N. Sundar Govindarajulu, & M. F. Silva (Eds.), Life-world for Artificial and Natural Systems - ICRES 2021 Proceedings (21-23)

According to United Nations, by 2050 over 20% of the population will be over 65 years old. Ensuring that our ageing population stays independent and healthy for as long as possible requires higher numbers of health and social care professionals than... Read More about The case for an intervention scale to design the balance of authority for robotic assistance.

A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gholami, S., Garate, V. R., De Momi, E., & Ajoudani, A. (2020). A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots. In 2020 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on Intelligent Robots and Systems (IROS) (11473-11480). https://doi.org/10.1109/IROS45743.2020.9341064

Full teleoperation of mobile robots during the execution of complex tasks not only demands high cognitive and physical effort but also generates less optimal trajectories compared to autonomous controllers. However, the use of the latter in cluttered... Read More about A probabilistic shared-control framework for mobile robots.

A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots (2020)
Conference Proceeding
Gholami, S., Ruiz Garate, V., De Momi, E., & Ajoudani, A. (in press). A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots. In 2020 29th IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN) (1026-1032). https://doi.org/10.1109/ro-man47096.2020.9223583

Autonomous goal detection and navigation control of mobile robots in remote environments can help to unload human operators from simple, monotonous tasks allowing them to focus on more cognitively stimulating actions. This can result in better task p... Read More about A shared-autonomy approach to goal detection and navigation control of mobile collaborative robots.

On the common-mode and configuration-dependent stiffness control of multiple degrees of freedom hands (2018)
Conference Proceeding
Ruiz Garate, V., Tsagarakis, N., Bicchi, A., & Ajoudani, A. (2018). On the common-mode and configuration-dependent stiffness control of multiple degrees of freedom hands. In 2017 IEEE-RAS 17th International Conference on Humanoid Robotics (Humanoids) (113-120). https://doi.org/10.1109/humanoids.2017.8239545

© 2017 IEEE. Object manipulation using hands is a compelling topic in which the interaction forces play a key role. These influence the stability of the grasp and the dexterity of the hand manipulation. A well-known technique to modulate these forces... Read More about On the common-mode and configuration-dependent stiffness control of multiple degrees of freedom hands.

Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons (2016)
Conference Proceeding
Ruiz Garate, V., Parri, A., Yan, T., Munih, M., Lova, R. M., Vitiello, N., & Ronsse, R. (2016). Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons. In 2016 6th IEEE International Conference on Biomedical Robotics and Biomechatronics (BioRob). , (655-661). https://doi.org/10.1109/biorob.2016.7523700

Assistive technology forecasts better autonomy for people with lifelong disabilities and for the elderly facing motor decline. As the population of developed countries is becoming greyer, there is thus a high probability of observing a significant in... Read More about Motor primitive-based control for lower-limb exoskeletons.

Numerical modeling of ADA system for vulnerable road users protection based on radar and vision sensing (2012)
Conference Proceeding
Ruiz Garate, V., Bours, R., & Kietlinski, K. (2012). Numerical modeling of ADA system for vulnerable road users protection based on radar and vision sensing. In 2012 IEEE Intelligent Vehicles Symposium (IV). , (1150-1155). https://doi.org/10.1109/ivs.2012.6232273

The protection of vulnerable road users (VRU) remains one of the most challenging problems for our society and several governmental and consumer organization has set targets to reduce the VRU fatality and injury rates. The automotive industry is, the... Read More about Numerical modeling of ADA system for vulnerable road users protection based on radar and vision sensing.