User-centred Interface Design for a Robot Teleoperation System for General Medical Examination
Title: User-centred Interface Design for a Robot Teleoperation System for General Medical Examination
Authors: Chatchai Chirapornchai (University of the West of England); Paul Bremner (University of the West of England); Manuel Giuliani (University of the West of England); Faatihah Niyi-Odumosu (University of the West of England);
Year: 2022
Citation: Chirapornchai, C., Bremner, P., Giuliani, M., Niyi-Odumosu, F., (2022). User-centred Interface Design for a Robot Teleoperation System for General Medical Examination. UKRAS22 Conference “Robotics for Unconstrained Environments” Proceedings, 54-55. doi: 10.31256/Qp6Ub6J
Abstract:
Abstract—Thailand, as well as many other countries worldwide, is facing a shortage of medical staff. We propose a solution to improve medical services in rural areas: a robot teleoperation system that allow patients to consult with doctors from public hospitals, and for doctors to examine and make decisions about their required care. To develop such a system, we are following a user-centred design (UCD) process. Two research questions have been addressed: how should an effective robot teleoperation system be designed to support medical diagnosis and patient communication? And does the use of a social robot improve
the social interaction and examination quality in a remote consultation? This paper discusses the overall UCD process, starting from requirement analysis with Thai end-users (finished), system design and development on Pepper robot (in-progress), and user-centred evaluation (future plan).