The Mixed Initiative Experimental (MIX) Testbed for Human Robot Interactions With Varied Levels of Automation

Abstract

In 2007, the U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) released a report detailing the future of robotic military equipment and how to proceed in development and procurement of unmanned systems (Office of Secretary of Defense, 2007). This document recognizes the role of unmanned systems in the areas of reconnaissance, surveillance, and target identification. This role for unmanned systems implies a need for improved warfighter support and training. The Mixed Initiative Experimental (MIX) Testbed is a distributed simulation environment which provides a means for this type of training. This paper describes the design and capabilities of the MIX Testbed and exemplar scenarios for research and training with unmanned systems of varying capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA505701

Entities

People

  • Daniel Barber
  • Denise Nicholson
  • Jessie Y. Chen
  • Larry Davis
  • Neal Finkelstein

Organizations

  • University of Central Florida

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Department Of Defense
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Identification
  • Military Equipment
  • Military Operations
  • Procurement
  • Reconnaissance
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Training
  • Unmanned Ground Systems
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction
  • Autonomy - UAVs