Development of Intention Indicator Device for a Two-Wheeled Mobile Robot in an Environment Where Pedestrian Cross Paths With Each Other

Abstract

Small ground vehicles, such as mobile robots, widely use a two-wheel steering mechanism that allows them to turn on the spot and move accurately and quickly. Without indicators to show how they move, such ground vehicles could collide with surrounding humans. Currently, however, it is difficult for mobile robots to communicate their behavioral intentions through nonverbal communication like humans do. Therefore, this paper examines the development of a new behavioral intention indicator in an environment where humans and robots pass each other in order to realize a society where pedestrians and robots coexist in urban areas in the future.