Robotic toys for autistic children: Innovative tools for teaching and treatment

Qidwai, Uvais; Shakir, Mohamed; Connor, Olcay

doi:10.1109/ieeegcc.2013.6705773

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“…Cuando se aplican en tratamientos psicológicos o médicos, los robots pueden aliviar la carga psicológica de los infantes, quienes, por su naturaleza, se sienten atraídos por ellos, liberando a los niños de presiones y favoreciendo el aprendizaje [6], no solo en la parte psicológica, sino también en el desarrollo de habilidades motrices. Se entiende por motricidad a la función de un niño de mover el cuerpo o una parte de él [8].…”

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Location control of a mobile robot based on fuzzy PID and adaptive filtering LMS and RLS

Salamea Palacios,

Zhindon,

Cabrera

2023

Proceedings of the 21th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (LACCEI 2023): “Leaders

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The development of traditional PID control systems requires mathematics to find the optimal tuning constants. In contrast, fuzzy controllers are simpler to use because their implementation is based on inference rules created by an expert. In this work, a PID fuzzy controller and an adaptive filter have been implemented in a children healthy treatment mobile robot prototype to control its position, evaluating different membership functions and the behavior of the adaptive filter against external disturbances. Simulink and Arduino have been used for this purpose by means of serial communication. The robot prototype has been designed using inventor, printed with 3D technology. The most efficient controller has been the PD controller, reaching a stability not achieved by the other controllers. The PD controller has been complemented with an adaptive RLS filter, which in turn was the one that obtained the minimum error compared to the LMS filter.

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Location control of a mobile robot based on fuzzy PID and adaptive filtering LMS and RLS

Salamea Palacios,

Zhindon,

Cabrera

2023

Proceedings of the 21th LACCEI International Multi-Conference for Engineering, Education and Technology (LACCEI 2023): “Leaders

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“…It still carries a high price tag. There are many similar attempts being made in various research communities but primarily for enhancing the social and communication skills [5].…”

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Wirelessly controlled mimicing humanoid robot

Qidwai

Shakir

Hakouz

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2014 IEEE/ACS 11th International Conference on Computer Systems and Applications (AICCSA)

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Educational humanoid robots have started to find there place in institutions for children with special needs and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) children therapy centers. Most of the humanoid robots are expensive, or come with specific software or method for controlling the robot. This gives limits to what can be done with the robot and the software or method used may not allow expansion of the robot functionalities or possible applications. This paper presents an of system integration example with custom-built graphical toolkit used in controlling a simple toy like robot, the robot (RoboSapien), for a variety of customizable functions and applications. The main focus is on the activities and games that can be used with this platform in order to customize enhance the functionalities of the robot to suit the therapy process for the child under consideration. The mimicking mode of the robot, where the robot mimics the behavior of the user, has been found to be very promising for catching attention, making children involve in an activity, and retain their interest for longer period of time. Several activities have been developed and tested with children having ASD and have shown remarkable improvement in concentration spans, focus, and willingness to follow instructions.

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