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Basic study about cooperative movement between a human and an agent with entrainment

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The use of an agent in the environment, as in medical treatment, welfare, the construction field, and the home, is examined. It is necessary for the agent to be able to work cooperatively with a human, and that may be a problem. Therefore, this study pays attention to the phenomenon that is called entrainment. This is the phenomenon where the rhythm of a certain person and the partner in the communication is synchronized. The purpose of this study is to perform a basic examination into applying an entrainment in order to realize cooperation in operations between a human and an agent. Since many human rhythms are expressed by a nonlinear oscillator, we simulated limited cycle oscillators, which are one of two nonlinear oscillators that cause interactions between agents, as the basic examination for this achievement. Consequently, entrainment of limited cycle oscillators with rhythms which differ has been checked in certain conditions. As a result, the possibility that cooperative movement could be gained was suggested.

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  1. Aoyama Gakuin University, 5-10-1 Fuchinobe, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, 229-8558, Japan

    Masagkazu Saito, Hirotoshi Asano & Hideto Ide

  2. The University of Electro-Communications, 1-5-1 Chofugaoka, Chofu, Tokyo, 182-8585, Japan

    Masafumi Uchida

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  1. Masagkazu Saito
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Correspondence to Hirotoshi Asano.

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This work was presented in part at the 14th International Symposium on Artificial Life and Robotics, Oita, Japan, February 5–7, 2009

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Saito, M., Asano, H., Uchida, M. et al. Basic study about cooperative movement between a human and an agent with entrainment. Artif Life Robotics 14, 76–79 (2009). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10015-009-0632-y

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