@inproceedings{47751cfb23b347fca5bc898a8e34959e,
title = "A Synchronization Feedback System to Improve Interaction Correlation in Subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorder",
abstract = "This research is part of a WAS-5 robot project to make it possible to assist music therapist in treating Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) subjects. One of the challenges faced by ASD subjects is social skills where tempo matching is an important factor when interacting with other people such as conversations and physical activities. This research aims to develop a system that trains the subject to match the music tempo played by WAS-5 with a feedback system. The system evaluates the tempo of the subject's movement and varies the tempo of the music in real-time to guide the subject in order to achieve tempo synchronization. Tempo has been successfully captured in this research through the use of Optical Flow with USB camera and achieved better accuracy using PID control. However, error is still present due to hardware limitations and human factors. Future works includes the fine tuning of the PID to lower error rate, hardware upgrade for better image acquisition, and preliminary experiments with a group of ASD subjects before implementation into actual therapy.",
keywords = "autism, child care, correlation of action, humanoid robot, music robot, music therapy, social skill",
author = "Ma, {Yi Hsiang} and Yean Han and Lin, {Jia Yeu} and Sarah Cosentino and Yuya Nishio and Chiaki Oshiyama and Atsuo Takanishi",
note = "Funding Information: ACKNOWLEDGMENT This study was conducted as part of the Research Institute for Science and Engineering, and of the Humanoid Robotics Institute Waseda University and the authors are thankful for the institutes{\textquoteright} support. Funding Information: Research supported by the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Wakate B) [17K18178]. This study was conducted as part of the Research Institute for Science and Engineering, and of the Humanoid Robotics Institute Waseda University and the authors are thankful for the institutes' support. This research was partially supported by STMicroelectronics, SolidWorks Corp, Visual Studio. We thank our colleagues from Waseda University Joint Institution for Advanced Biomedical Sciences (TWIns) and Takanishi Laboratory who provided insight and expertise that greatly assisted the research. We would also like to show our gratitude to the Takanishi laboratory Music/WB group for sharing their pearls of wisdom with us during the course of this research. Funding Information: *Research supported by the JSPS Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (Wakate B) [17K18178]. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2018 IEEE.; 9th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology, iCAST 2018 ; Conference date: 19-09-2018 Through 21-09-2018",
year = "2018",
month = oct,
day = "31",
doi = "10.1109/ICAwST.2018.8517233",
language = "English",
series = "2018 9th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology, iCAST 2018",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "285--290",
booktitle = "2018 9th International Conference on Awareness Science and Technology, iCAST 2018",
}