06 - Spatial Reasoning

Question 1

Define Proxemics

Answer 1

“the study of human use of space and the effects that population density has on behavior, communication, and social interaction.”

Question 2

What is a LiDAR scanner?

Answer 2

Light detection and ranging sensor. Sends out light and uses the reflection time to obtain the distance to objects around it

Question 3

Workspace vs C-Space

Answer 3

workspace: the physical volume
c-space: space of all possible cofigurations of a robot

Question 4

Explain the personal space model by E.Hall

Answer 4

4 zones (the article specifies ditstances for the zones, but it depends a little on culture etc)

Intimate zone: family, very close friends, vision is limited, whispering is possible

Personal space: friends

Social space: colleagues and similar

Public space: often ignored

Question 5

Name and explain different F-Formations and the different regions in formalized groups.

Answer 5

F-Formations:
- circular arrangement
- Vis-A-vis or H arrangement
- L-arrangement
- side-by-side or C- arrangement
- I-arrangement

O-space: shared space facilitating the interaction, claimed by the group
P-space: participants are placed in a thin space surrounding the o-space
R-space: buffer, monitored by participant