Analysis of User Preferences for Robot Motions in Immersive Telepresence

Katherine J. Mimnaugh,Markku Suomalainen,Israel Becerra,Eliezer Lozano,Rafael Murrieta-Cid,Steven M. LaValle,Katherine J. Mimnaugh,Markku Suomalainen,Israel Becerra,Eliezer Lozano,Rafael Murrieta-Cid,Steven M. LaValle

This paper considers how the motions of a telepresence robot moving autonomously affect a person immersed in the robot through a head-mounted display. In particular, we explore the preference, comfort, and naturalness of elements of piecewise linear paths compared to the same elements on a smooth path. In a user study, thirty-six subjects watched panoramic videos of three different paths through a...