Robot Control through Speech Commands

Abstract

Robot navigation is a critical component of mobile robots. In non-autonomous modes, robots are typically controlled using direct commands through keyboard, joystick, or mouse. However, in certain cases, such as robotic wheelchairs, a disabled patient might not be able to use these methods. In this paper, a speech recognition based robot navigation is presented in which the user can navigate the robot in a grid environment though voice commands. The results are evaluated in a simulation based environment.