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http://dx.doi.org/10.5302/J.ICROS.2011.17.6.539

A Development of Intelligent Service Robot System for Store Management in Unmanned Environment  

Ahn, Ho-Seok (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
Sa, In-Kyu (Queensland University of Technology)
Baek, Young-Min (The University of Tokyo)
Lee, Dong-Wook (Korea Institute of Industrial Technology)
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Journal of Institute of Control, Robotics and Systems / v.17, no.6, 2011 , pp. 539-545 More about this Journal
Abstract
This paper describes an intelligent service robot system for managing a store in an unmanned environment. The robot can be a good replacement for humans because it is possible to work all day and to remember lots of information. We design a system architecture for configuring many intelligent functions of intelligent service robot system which consists of four layers; a User Interaction Layer, a Behavior Scheduling Layer, a Intelligent Module Layer, and a Hardware Layer. We develop an intelligent service robot 'Part Timer' based on the designed system architecture. The 'Part Timer' has many intelligent function modules such as face detection-recognition-tracking module, speech recognition module, navigation module, manipulator module, appliance control module, etc. The 'Part Timer' is possible to answer the phone and this function gives convenient interface to users.
Keywords
unmanned store management robot; intelligent service robot; reconfigurable modular system architecture;
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