A NATURAL HUMAN-DRONE INTERFACE FOR BETTER SPATIAL PRESENCE EXPERIENCES

Chun Yu Lo, June Hao Hou

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Abstract

As many remote construction projects increase in size and complexity, being able to manage personnel schedules, delegate tasks, and check work progress can improve work efficiency and productivity. Hence, video conferencing and remote monitoring software have been attempting to pursue an immersive and intuitive experience, but with limited developments. To better achieve that, we propose a system with a natural user interface (NUI) that can offer a vivid experience, facilitating AEC personnel who is novice drone operator to interact with the Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) by voice instructions and body posture to conduct remote site surveying, monitoring, and inspections instead of physical visiting. In addition, the proposed system is capable of on-demand path planning and camera movements for various tasks and enhances the spatial experience. We integrate these techniques to develop a human-drone interface, including a VR simulator and a haptic vest system, which offer a perceivable experience of spatial presence for different purposes. Compared with other relative works, the proposed system allows users to actively control the viewing angle and movements in the remote space more intuitively. Moreover, drones can augment human vision and let users gain mobile autonomy.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationPOST-CARBON, Proceedings of the 27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2022, Volume 1
EditorsJeroen van Ameijde, Nicole Gardner, Kyung Hoon Hyun, Dan Luo, Urvi Sheth
PublisherThe Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
Pages99-108
Number of pages10
ISBN (Print)9789887891772
DOIs
StatePublished - 2022
Event27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2022 - Virtual, Online
Duration: 9 Apr 202215 Apr 2022

Publication series

NameProceedings of the International Conference on Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia
ISSN (Print)2710-4257
ISSN (Electronic)2710-4265

Conference

Conference27th International Conference of the Association for Computer-Aided Architectural Design Research in Asia, CAADRIA 2022
CityVirtual, Online
Period9/04/2215/04/22

Keywords

  • Body Posture Recognition
  • Human-drone Interaction
  • Natural User Interface
  • Remote Working
  • SDG 9
  • Spatial Presence
  • Speech Recognition
  • Virtual Reality

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