Affective Goal and Task Selection for Social Robots

Effective decision-making under real-world conditions can be very difficult as purely rational methods of decision-making are often not feasible or applicable. Psychologists have long hypothesized that humans are able to cope with time and resource limitations by employing affective evaluations rather than rational ones. In this chapter, we present the distributed integrated affect cognition and reflection architecture DIARC for social robots intended for natural human-robot interaction and demonstrate the utility of its human-inspired affect mechanisms for the selection of tasks and goals. Specifically, we show that DIARC incorporates affect mechanisms throughout the architecture, which are based on “evaluation signals” generated in each architectural component to obtain quick and efficient estimates of the state of the component, and illustrate the operation and utility of these mechanisms with examples from human-robot interaction experiments.

Application of Unascertained Measure-Entropy Evaluation Model for Program Selection of Shaft Construction under Complex Conditions

Advanced Materials Research ◽

10.4028/www.scientific.net/amr.225-226.407 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 225-226 ◽

pp. 407-410 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Wan Qing Li ◽

Mu Jie Chen ◽

Wen Qing Meng

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Evaluation Model ◽

Entropy Weight ◽

Program Selection ◽

Effective Decision ◽

Measure Entropy ◽

An unascertained measure-entropy evaluation model for the program selection of shaft construction under complex conditions is established so that a scientific and effective decision making method is provided in this paper, the evaluation model of shaft construction is established based on unascertained measure and entropy weight theory, then, the model proposed in this paper is applied to evaluate three shaft construction program comprehensively, and the evaluation results show validity and applicability of the model.

Decision making models in various fields of nursing

Polish Journal of Public Health ◽

10.2478/pjph-2019-0021 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 129 (3) ◽

pp. 87-94

Author(s):

Bogumiła Kosicka ◽

Anna Ksykiewicz-Dorota ◽

Kinga Kulczycka ◽

Ewa Stychno ◽

Katarzyna Piasecka ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Validity And Reliability ◽

Applied Model ◽

Nursing Services ◽

Effective Decision ◽

Questionnaire Form ◽

Decision Making Models ◽

The Relationship ◽

Abstract Introduction. Identification of the process of decision making by nurses is a basis for better preparation of future nurses to an independent, and at the same time, effective decision making. This is related with the provision of high quality nursing services. Aim. The objective of the presented study was identification of the decision making models applied by Polish nurses, and investigation of the relationship between specificity of work in individual wards and the applied model of decision making. Material and methods. The research instrument was the Finnish 56-item questionnaire form examining decision making by nurses. This questionnaire was translated and adjusted to the Polish conditions, and its psychometric properties were confirmed concerning validity and reliability. The study covered nurses employed in conservative treatment wards (n=977), surgical wards (n=361) and intensive care units (n=293); a total number of 1631 Polish nurses employed in the hospitals was examined. Results. Analysis of data showed that nurses from various wards in the study applied four models of decision making: analytical, intuitive, analytical-intuitive, and intuitive-analytical. Selection of the model used was associated with the specificity of work in individual wards. Conclusions. The studies confirmed that during the process of decision making the nurses used both analytical and intuitive approaches, according to the type of ward and the specificity of the work of a nurse.

Executive Board Report to the IMFC on Reform of Fund Governance

Policy Papers ◽

10.5089/9781498335348.007 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 09 ◽

Author(s):

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Governance Reform ◽

Executive Board ◽

Current Crisis ◽

Rapid Responses ◽

Effective Decision ◽

Fund Governance ◽

High Level ◽

This paper responds to the request in the April 2009 IMFC communiqué for the Executive Board to report on governance reform. The current crisis has shown that the Fund’s decision-making structures can deliver the kind of innovative and rapid responses the membership needs and expects. Even so, there is an undercurrent of doubt about the future, reflecting the perception that much of the recent responsiveness has been driven by outside forces (e.g., the G-20) and that, once the crisis fades, old dissatisfactions with vote, voice and process will resurface to undermine the political backing that has been key to the Fund’s renewal. Hence, the IMFC’s interest in reforms to underpin the institution’s legitimacy and effectiveness is important and timely. This report focuses on five areas: fair quota share; high-level engagement; effective decision-making and representation at the Executive Board; open selection of management (and, more broadly, staff diversity); and updating of the Fund’s mandate.

Functional requirements for effective decision making in human-robot teams: Lessons learned from operational settings

PsycEXTRA Dataset ◽

10.1037/e577392012-050 ◽

2005 ◽

Author(s):

James Tittle ◽

William Elm ◽

Scott Potter

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Lessons Learned ◽

Functional Requirements ◽

Robot Teams ◽

Effective Decision ◽

Effective Decision Making

The Operational Commander and Staff: Procedures for Effective Decision Making

10.21236/ada279704 ◽

1994 ◽

Author(s):

Linda S. Speed

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Effective Decision ◽

Effective Decision Making

Parliamentarism and the Legislative Branch

10.1093/oso/9780198732174.003.0007 ◽

2017 ◽

Author(s):

András Sajó ◽

Renáta Uitz

Keyword(s):

Decision Making ◽

Political Parties ◽

Legislative Branch ◽

Effective Decision ◽

The Law ◽

Internal Operations ◽

The Relationship ◽

Law Making

This chapter examines the relationship between parliamentarism and the legislative branch. It explores the evolution of the legislative branch, leading to disillusionment with the rationalized law-making factory, a venture run by political parties beyond the reach of constitutional rules. The rise of democratically bred party rule is positioned between the forces favouring free debate versus effective decision-making in the legislature. The chapter analyses the institutional make-up and internal operations of the legislature, the role of the opposition in the legislative assembly, and explores the benefits of bicameralism for boosting the powers of the legislative branch. Finally, it looks at the law-making process and its outsourcing via delegating legislative powers to the executive.

Proceedings of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction ◽

Embodied Affect for Real-World Human-Robot Interaction

10.1145/3319502.3374843 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Lola Cañamero

Keyword(s):

Real World ◽

Human Robot Interaction ◽

Robot Interaction

Human-Robot Handshaking: A Review

International Journal of Social Robotics ◽

10.1007/s12369-021-00763-z ◽

2021 ◽

Author(s):

Vignesh Prasad ◽

Ruth Stock-Homburg ◽

Jan Peters

Keyword(s):

Facial Expressions ◽

Social Contexts ◽

Social Robots ◽

Human Robot Interaction ◽

Robot Interaction ◽

Natural Interaction ◽

Internal Factors ◽

Verbal Behaviour ◽

Key Factor ◽

Physical Touch

AbstractFor some years now, the use of social, anthropomorphic robots in various situations has been on the rise. These are robots developed to interact with humans and are equipped with corresponding extremities. They already support human users in various industries, such as retail, gastronomy, hotels, education and healthcare. During such Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) scenarios, physical touch plays a central role in the various applications of social robots as interactive non-verbal behaviour is a key factor in making the interaction more natural. Shaking hands is a simple, natural interaction used commonly in many social contexts and is seen as a symbol of greeting, farewell and congratulations. In this paper, we take a look at the existing state of Human-Robot Handshaking research, categorise the works based on their focus areas, draw out the major findings of these areas while analysing their pitfalls. We mainly see that some form of synchronisation exists during the different phases of the interaction. In addition to this, we also find that additional factors like gaze, voice facial expressions etc. can affect the perception of a robotic handshake and that internal factors like personality and mood can affect the way in which handshaking behaviours are executed by humans. Based on the findings and insights, we finally discuss possible ways forward for research on such physically interactive behaviours.