Accession Number:

ADA411834

Title:

AD Hoc Study on Human Robot Interface Issues

Descriptive Note:

Ad hoc study

Corporate Author:

ARMY SCIENCE BOARD WASHINGTON DC

Personal Author(s):

• Mulgaonka, Prasanna
• Blair, John
• Dodd, Robert
• Martinez, David
• Perna, Roberta-Diane J.

Report Date:

2002-09-01

Pagination or Media Count:

79.0

Abstract:

The Army Science Board Panel was tasked to 1 Examine Army, DARPA, Navy, Air Force and NASA unmanned ground vehicle UGV and unmanned aerial vehicle UAV research and development efforts focused on human-machine interfaces, command and control of robots and supervisory control 2 Project technologies and capabilities into the 2015-2020 timeframe and assess technology voids that may remain 3 Determine the availability issues for applicable commercial systems and technologies and 4 Propose cost-effective options or strategies for addressing identified technology voids. The Panels findings discuss the absence of a systematic study of human-robot interface design and a disconnect between end-users and the development process. The Panels overall recommendations include 1 development of an operational architecture with support from experimental data collected in operationally relevant scenarios in realistic environments 2 Formulation of an FCS Block I human-robot interaction architecture consistent the FCS Operational Requirements Document in time for the FCS Milestone B decision and 3 Establishment of a Science and Technology program aimed at developing a technical architecture for human robot interactions focused on autonomous ground robots.

Descriptors:

• *INTERFACES
• *ROBOTS
• *MAN MACHINE SYSTEMS
• CONTROL
• REQUIREMENTS
• GROUND LEVEL
• AIR FORCE
• EXPERIMENTAL DATA
• AIRCRAFT
• INTERACTIONS
• COMMAND AND CONTROL SYSTEMS
• DOCUMENTS
• UNMANNED
• SELF OPERATION
• GROUND VEHICLES
• COMMERCIAL EQUIPMENT
• ARMY
• SUPERVISION

Subject Categories:

• Cybernetics
• Command, Control and Communications Systems

Distribution Statement:

APPROVED FOR PUBLIC RELEASE