METHOD FOR DETECTING THE EMOTIONAL STATE OF A PERSON BY A ROBOT

摘要

The invention relates to a method for detecting the emotional state of a person by a robot whereby the robot comprises a situation manager which is divided into a situation network for determining needs and an action network for determining the actions for satisfying the needs, a planner for prioritizing actions proposed by the situation manager and optionally from an input device, and a sensor for detecting an event. Both, the situation network and the action network are based on probability models. Subdividing the situation manager into a situation network and an action network has the effect that the calculation of the proper action for a given situation is not directly based on the actual data, rather it is based on the calculation of the needs of the given situation.