Toward the realization of situation-sharing communications technology: Research on communication mechanism of embodied interaction

Abstract

An investigation of communication mechanism of embodied interaction in Keihanna Human Info-Communications Research Center is launched. The investigation is conducted in the following three fields, physiology, cognition, and behavior. In the physiological field, the motion of each finger, extension and flexion, is extracted from electromyogram data by independent component analysis. Separation of fingers' motion is applied to computer interface. In the cognitive field, the cognitive mechanism of the preverbal communication is investigated. It is focused on both the development of childhood communication and its implementation on the humanoid robot. In the behavioral field, nonverbal information in human interaction is studied. The activity of communication and a degree of mutual understanding of intention are measured using the motion of the face and head. The research is pursued so that the communication system becomes the social being and the quality of life.