Interface[s] Montréal

Visualisation

Daniel Labonté

PhD student at the LABORIUS laboratory of Sherbrooke University’s department of electrical and computer engineering

Research on visualization modes for assistance mobile robot teleoperation interfaces.

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The telerobot project is part of a collaboration between Université de Sherbrooke’s electrical and computer engineering department and the Institut universitaire de gériatrie de Sherbrooke. A new robot was specifically developed for an assistance application for people in their home at risk. An evaluation tool was also developed in order to evaluate the visualization mode’s impact on the performance of novice operators in comparison to that of experts’. Design constraints were developed following real experiments with existing robots and interfaces, operated by novice and expert operators. Many visualization modes are currently being tested in relation to ergonomics, usability, required cognitive load and efficiency obtained with novice operators. The tool is able to present 2D maps, video streams and augmented reality views from fusion with a 3D model of the space where the robot moves, in real time.

A consultant on numerous technological projects and a collaborator with research centers in Quebec. For 3 years, Daniel Labonté also acted as Director of Accès Domotique, an information centre on home automation. More recently, he worked in the Institute of Intelligent Materials and Systems IMSI, for the CIN imaging centre project. Currently completing a PhD in electrical and computer engineering at Sherbrooke University on teleoperation interfaces for mobile assistance robots in home environments for people at risk.