Génération d'émotion pour le robot MAPH: média actif pour le handicap

ABSTRACT

This paper presents our work in progress in the field of emotional synthesis for psychological and physiological enrichement applied to children with mental or physical deaseases. We present a robot, MAPH, wich should be able to entertain affective relationship with children by using speech and emotional synthesis capabilities. Then we present a way to create an emotional face. This face will combine emotional richness of facial expressions with a simple mechanical design. Testing and evaluating different faces will provide us a way to design the face that best fits to the robot MAPH.

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INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.0 General
          Subjects: Cognitive simulation

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.1 MODELS AND PRINCIPLES
      H.1.2 User/Machine Systems
          Subjects: Human factors

  I. Computing Methodologies
  I.2 ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
      I.2.1 Applications and Expert Systems
          Subjects: Natural language interfaces
      I.2.9 Robotics

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors

Keywords:
emotional synthesis, facial expressions, handicap, robotic