Human-Autonomy Teaming Essential Research Program Project 2: Transparent Multimodal Crew Interface Designs, Technical Note 3: Multimodal Cueing for Transparency in Mobility Operations
Abstract
This technical note, the third in its series, describes the use of multimodal cueing concepts to improve mission execution. This work is a subcomponent of the US Army Combat Capabilities Development Command (CCDC) Army Research Laboratory's (ARLs) second project in the Human-Autonomy Teaming Essential Research Program, transparent multimodal crew interface designs, in support of the US Army modernization priority--Next Generation Combat Vehicle (NGCV). The goal of this project was to improve crew members understanding of autonomous systems actions, intentions, goals, and general reasoning by at least 25 . To achieve this goal, a team of CCDC Army Research Laboratory scientists and contractor engineers developed iterative improvements to the NGCV Warfighter Machine Interface aimed at addressing multiple stages of the mission, from planning to execution. Interface improvements included a multimodal (tactile and auditory) cueing system designed to improve crew members local situation awareness while commanding simulated autonomous robotic combat vehicles, a display for evaluating tradeoffs in Multi Domain Operations, and improvements to existing route-planning functionality. These interface improvements were implemented and tested in ARLs Information for Mixed Squads Laboratory, which permits the simulation of up to platoon-level operations. This note describes the scientific background for, and ideation, implementation, and testing of a multimodal cueing system.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 28, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1100839
Entities
People
- Angelique Scharine
- Brandon S. Perelman
- David Chhan
Organizations
- United States Army Research Laboratory