Human-robot sleep monitoring and reasurring

Last modified by Shildone Notkamp on 2025/03/11 12:26

Problem	The night time nurse has to monitor the PwD and make sure that they get a good nights sleep. She has to make sure the PwD do not go roaming around at night. The robot is used to calm the PwD once they wake up, and if needed to alert the nurse.
Solution Structure
Solution Description	The PwD and robot are in the same room. The nurse is in another room monitoring multiple PwDs. 1. Robot monitors if the PwD is sleeping 2. Robot shares the data with the nurse. 3. PwD is sleeping 4. The nurse is monitoring PwDs 1. Once the PwD is awake, the robot will try to calm the PwD using small talk 2. The robot will notify the nurse that the PwD is awake. 3. The PwD is not sleeping anymore 1. If the PwD wants, the robot will play some personalized music to calm the patient. 3. The PwD will eventually relax and go back to sleep.
Human RQ	Nurse: Monitor the PwD and help if the robot needs help
Machine RQ	Know what music the PwD likes Know what to say to calm the PwD Respond to PwDs small talk or request
Consequences	+ Have calmer PwDs that do not roam around at night - The PwD might be confused by the robot, and prefer human contact