7/6/2022 Brigid Kissane
Twelve undergraduate interns are joining the 2022 Jump ARCHES Summer Internship Program, led by HCESC. The internship pairs students up with project teams led by UIUC faculty and OSF Healthcare/UICOMP researchers that have active Jump ARCHES awards. We've asked each intern to tell us a little about themselves. We'd like to introduce you to Chang Hun Park!
Written by Brigid Kissane
Twelve undergraduate interns are joining the 2022 Jump ARCHES Summer Internship Program, led by HCESC. The internship pairs students up with project teams led by UIUC faculty and OSF Healthcare/UICOMP researchers that have active Jump ARCHES awards. We've asked each intern to tell us a little about themselves. We'd like to introduce you to Chang Hun Park!
Chang is working with ISEE Assistant Professor Girish Krishnan and AHS Professor Wendy Rogers on the Jump ARCHES project Soft and Dexterous Service Robot Configurations to Support Healthcare at Home for Older Adults. An increasing number of older adults live independently but have health conditions that must be managed – both chronic (e.g., diabetes, hypertension) and acute (e.g., post-surgery monitoring, rehabilitation). The current social distancing norms have prompted physicians to investigate remote healthcare solutions. One solution is to use telerobots that are stationed in the older adult’s home environment and controlled remotely by a healthcare provider to provide on-demand high quality videos and images for diagnosis and treatment. As a part of the current project, we designed a soft continuum manipulator for close-proximity care of older adults specifically for tasks such as wound monitoring, auscultation using a stethoscope and monitoring hydration levels. The rationale is that soft manipulators are safer for interaction with older adults and are more likely to build trust and acceptance among them. However, the adoption of this technology is highly dependent on the ease with which the soft manipulator can be remotely controlled by the healthcare professional. The manipulator is controlled solely using multiple camera images, including a camera placed at the tip of the soft end effector. As a part of the 2022 summer internship, we aim to build an interactive user interface that will enable simple yet effective remote robot controls by healthcare professionals. The interface will be built on a tablet and will include panels showing images from multiple cameras. The healthcare professional can then select targets from the camera images for the robot to closely image, zoom in or out, and tilt the view using simple finger motions. Chang will interact with physicians from OSF HealthCare Peoria, IL to understand requirements for such an interface and coordinate with roboticists from Monolithic Systems Lab to integrate the interface with the robot controller. They will engage with the Human Factors & Aging Lab to ensure the interface is usable by the target users and engenders trust in the reliability, utility, and feasibility of the system. The extended team will deploy and test the interface on dummy patients or models within the McKechnie Family LIFE Homes within the University
Where are you from?
I am from South Korea.
What is your major, and why are you interested in studying and working in your field of study?
I am majoring in Mechanical Engineering and I am interested in robotic manufacturing.
What are you wanting to gain from your experience?
I want to gain more experience in design and manufacturing.
What kind of work would you like to do in the future?
I plan to become an engineer in robotics.
What other plans do you have for the future?
I am planning to continue doing research in my senior year.
Do you have any hobbies? Does this activity relate to your studies or influence what you want to do with your future?
I like building plastic models, especially military-scale models, which actually made me choose this field.