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Application of Convolutional Neural Networks to Emotion Recognition for Robotic Arm Manipulation

  • Universidad San Francisco de Quito

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Abstract

This paper presents the development of a system that operates a robotic arm to deliver an object based on the facial expression of a human standing in front of the robot, demonstrating real-Time emotion recognition for physical Human-Robot Interaction. To achieve this, a convolutional neural network-based model was developed to identify emotions in real time. The robotic arm operation was implemented using an embedded NVidia Jetson Nano computer, a web camera, and OpenCV, ROS, and TensorFlow libraries. Using a 26.6k face photos data set from the emotion detection database, the built emotion detection model demonstrated an accuracy of 93.5% and an error of 6.5% during training and validation. The final real-Time prototype had a testing accuracy of 94% with an error of 6%. This proof-of-concept shows that in the near future more advanced applications that harness user emotions may also be built.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2023 IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2023 - Proceedings
EditorsAlvaro David Orjuela-Canon
PublisherInstitute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
ISBN (Electronic)9798350316599
DOIs
StatePublished - 26 Jul 2023
Event2023 IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2023 - Bogota, Colombia
Duration: 26 Jul 202328 Jul 2023

Publication series

Name2023 IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence (ColCACI)

Conference

Conference2023 IEEE Colombian Conference on Applications of Computational Intelligence, ColCACI 2023
Country/TerritoryColombia
CityBogota
Period26/07/2328/07/23

Keywords

  • convolution neural networks
  • emotion recognition
  • robotic arm control

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