Waypoint-based Human Navigation using Multiple Laser Projection Suit
Sandeep Kumar Nayak, Kazunori Ohno, Ryoichiro Tamura, Kotaro SATO, Satoshı Tadokoro · The Proceedings of JSME annual Conference on Robotics and Mechatronics (Robomec) · 2021
An autonomous human guidance system using the projection light stimuli is an important research topic because it enables us to guide humans with both hands-frees. This paper proposes waypoint-based human navigation using a wearable multiple laser projection device. It can project three discrete laser light spots in the left, right, and front directions. A waypoint-based navigation controller is designed for the suit. The performance of the waypoint-based navigation is evaluated in an open-space. The results show that the waypoint-based navigation can guide humans to the goal through multiple waypoints, with a 100% success rate.