Abstract
The drive to progress dismounted Soldier-robot teaming is toward more autonomous systems with effective bi-directional Soldier-robot dialogue, which in turn requires a strong understanding of interface design factors that impact Soldier-robot communication. This experiment tested effects of various exogenous orienting visual display cues on simulation-based reconnaissance and communication performance, perceived workload, and usability preference. A 2 × 2 design provided four exogenous orienting visual display designs, two for navigation route selection and two for building identification. Participants’ tasks included signal detection and response to visual prompts within a tactical multimodal interface (MMI). Within the novice non-military sample, results reveal that all display designs elicited low perceived workload, were highly accepted in terms of usability preference, and did not have an effect on task performance regarding responses to robot assistance requests. Results suggest inclusion of other factors, such as individual differences (experience, ability, motivation) to enhance a predictive model of task performance.
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This research was sponsored by the U.S. Army Research Laboratory (ARL) and was accomplished under Cooperative Agreement Number W911NF-10-2-0016. The views and conclusions contained in this document are those of the authors and should not be interpreted as representing the official policies, either expressed or implied, of ARL or the U.S. Government. The U.S. Government is authorized to reproduce and distribute reprints for Government purposes notwithstanding any copyright notation hereon.
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Abich, J., Barber, D.J., Elliott, L.R. (2017). An Initial Investigation of Exogenous Orienting Visual Display Cues for Dismounted Human-Robot Communication. In: Savage-Knepshield, P., Chen, J. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 499. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41959-6_3
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