Robotics with AR/VR Back

Objective

  • Controlling Robotic Agents using AR/VR Technology
  • Introducing AR/MR/VR Technology
  • Presenting Case Studies on Human Robot Interaction
  • Discussing Industrial, Social and Assistive Robotics with Immersive Technology


Joining Instructions


Registration Link: Click here to register


Timing: Saturday 1000 - 1300 from 6th August 2022


Joining Link: will be emailed to registered participants


Syllabus

Augmented and Virtual Reality, Coordinate Space Conversion, AR/VR Content Development using Unity, Human Robot Interaction, Collaborative Robotics, Social Robotics, Basics of Robotic Navigation, Obstacle Avoidance, Case Studies from Assistive Technology, Defense and Manufacturing Sectors

Course Plan

  • Week 1 - 3 : AR/VR Technology, Content Development using Unity
  • Week 4 -6: Coordinate Space Conversion, Linear Regression, AI Model Validation
  • Week 7 -9 : Basics of HRI, Industrial Cobot, Assistive and Social Robotics
  • Week 10-12: Hands on session with DIY kits and Android app


Video Demonstrations


Publications

  • VK Sharma, LRD Murthy, and P Biswas, Comparing two safe distance maintenance algorithms for a gaze controlled HRI involving users with SSMI, ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing 2022
  • S Arjun, A Hebbar, S Vinod and P Biswas, VR Cognitive Load Dashboard for Flight Simulator, ACM Symposium on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA) 2022
  • VK Sharma, KPS Saluja, V Mollyn and P Biswas, Eye Gaze Controlled Robotic Arm for Persons with Severe Speech and Motor Impairment, ACM International Conference on Eye Tracking Research and Applications (ETRA) 2020
  • A. Mukhopadhyay, GS Rajshekar Reddy, S. Ghosh, P. Biswas, Validating Social Distancing through Deep Learning and VR-Based Digital Twins, ACM VRST 2021
  • VK Sharma and P. Biswas, Gaze Controlled Safe HRI for Users with SSMI, IEEE RAS International Conference on Advanced Robotics Systems (ICAR) 2021
  • VK Sharma, KPS Saluja, LRD Murthy, G Sharma and P Biswas, Webcam Controlled Robotic Arm for Persons with SSMI, Technology and Disability 32 (3), IOS Press 2020
  • A. Mukhopadhyay, GS Rajshekar Reddy, KPS Saluja, S. Ghosh, A. Peña-Rios, G. K. Gopal, P. Biswas, A Virtual Reality-Based Digital Twin of Office Spaces with Social Distance Measurement Feature, Virtual Reality & Intelligent Hardware, Elsevier 2022
  • S. Arjun, GS Rajshekar, A. Mukhopadhyay, S. Vinod and P. Biswas, Evaluating Visual Variables in a Virtual Reality Environment, British HCI 2021
  • A. Mukhopadhyay, GS Rajshekar Reddy, I. Mukherjee, G. K. Gopal, A. Peña-Rios, P. Biswas, Generating Synthetic Data for Deep Learning using VR Digital Twin, 3rd International Conference on Virtual Reality and Image Processing (VRIP) 2021


Reference Books

  • Grigore C. Burdea, Philippe Coiffet , Virtual Reality Technology, Wiley 2016
  • Dieter Schmalstieg and Tobias Hollerer, Augmented Reality: Principles & Practice, Pearson Education India, 2016
  • Ashitava Ghosal, Robotics: Fundamental Concepts and Analysis, Oxford University Press
  • Pradipta Biswas, Online Lecture Notes