Multi-robot User Interface Modeling

Abstract

This paper investigates the problem of user interface design and evaluation for autonomous teams of heterogeneous mobile robots. We explore an operator modeling approach to multi-robot user interface evaluation. Specifically the authors generated GOMS models, a type of user model, to investigate potential interface problems and to guide the interface development process. Results indicate that our interface design changes improve the usability of multi-robot mission generation substantially. We conclude that modeling techniques such as GOMS can play an important role in robotic interface development. Moreover, this research indicates that these techniques can be performed in an inexpensive and timely manner, potentially reducing the need for costly and demanding usability studies.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA637037

Entities

People

  • Alan R. Wagner
  • Patrick Ulam
  • Ronald C. Arkin
  • Yoichiro Endo

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Beta Testing
  • Case Studies
  • Coefficients
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Demographic Cohorts
  • Engineering
  • Errors
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Robotic Swarms
  • Robotics
  • Robots
  • Software Development
  • Software Prototyping
  • Test And Evaluation
  • User Interface
  • User Interface Engineering

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - Autonomous Systems
  • Autonomy