Manned-Unmanned Collaborative Autonomy
Abstract
Currently most autonomous unmanned systems, from robots for IED operations to sophisticated drones, are actually operated with supervised autonomy with one or more humans "in-the-loop" for every unmanned system. This prevents humans from effectively performing their mission while also directing the operations of unmanned teammates, thereby negating the force multiplication potential of robotics. The Manned-Unmanned Collaborative Autonomy program will develop concepts and implementing software for a truly shared autonomy - human "on-the-loop" - in which multiple unmanned systems can perform missions with minimal guidance from, and limited cognitive interference with, a single human operator in conventional arenas, such as air or ground, as well as atypical environments such as littoral waters. Approaches to develop shared autonomy will build on past successes in a range of efforts, including pilot-on-the-loop simulations under the past DARPA Unmanned Combat Air Rotor (UCAR) and Unmanned Combat Air Vehicle (UCAV) efforts as well as the significant progress made in DARPA's Warfighter Under Stress program.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2014
- Source ID
- cac4670f3e42a97ac363432e46453945
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