Modeling Synergies in Large Human-Machine Networked Systems

Abstract

Network centric military systems (NCW) involve hundreds to thousands of manned and autonomous entities cooperating to achieve complex joint objectives in incomplete information environments. The overall goal of this multidisciplinary research is to provide validated theories and models, grounded in experiments with human operators that allow descriptive and predictive characterization of important properties and performance of complex and large-scale human-machine networked systems. The most significant results of the research were: (a) a scalable cognitive model framework that provides scalability while maintaining targeted cognitive fidelity (b) algorithms for automated large scale path planning robot systems, (c) predicting behavior, including vulnerabilities, of large scale heterogeneous complex networks, (d) algorithms for constrained multi-robot task assignment (e) scalable models of human robot control for independently operating robots, (f) robot self-reflection and queuing algorithms to schedule operator attention, (g) scalable displays, (h) models of human-robot decision making,, (j) models for planning and resource allocation in multi-robot teams with formal performance guarantees, and (k) human-automation collaborative scheduling.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 25, 2013
Accession Number
ADA591084

Entities

People

  • Christian Lebiere
  • Jonathan How
  • Katia Sycara
  • Mark Campbell
  • Michael Lewis
  • Missy Cummings
  • Paul Scerri
  • Raja Parasuraman

Organizations

  • Carnegie Mellon University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Autonomous Navigation
  • Autonomous Systems
  • Bayesian Networks
  • Cognitive Science
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Computational Science
  • Control Systems
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human-Machine Systems
  • Human-Robot Interaction
  • Information Science
  • Multiagent Systems
  • Psychology
  • Robots
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Parallel and Distributed Computing.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • AI & ML - Machine Learning Algorithms
  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction