Identification and distance estimation of users and objects by means of electronic beacons in social robotics

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Highlights：

• Using Bluetooth Low Energy beacons in social robots for human-robot interaction.

• Reliable, simple, and cheap identification and distance estimation of users/objects.

• Integration of Bluetooth Low Energy technology in a multimodal interaction system.

• A case study shows the benefits of the proposed system.

摘要

•Using Bluetooth Low Energy beacons in social robots for human-robot interaction.•Reliable, simple, and cheap identification and distance estimation of users/objects.•Integration of Bluetooth Low Energy technology in a multimodal interaction system.•A case study shows the benefits of the proposed system.

论文关键词：Electronic beacons,Social robots,Human-robot interaction,Bluetooth Low Energy,User identification,Object identification

论文评审过程：Received 19 September 2016, Revised 25 May 2017, Accepted 26 May 2017, Available online 31 May 2017, Version of Record 30 June 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eswa.2017.05.061