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Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems

Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA

  • Reports on cutting-edge findings in the field of autonomous robots
  • Focuses on how to minimize human errors in human-computer interaction
  • Gives emphasis to issues in sensors, vision, and controls
  • Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras

Part of the book series: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing (AISC, volume 499)

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Table of contents (35 papers)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiii
  2. A Vision for Future Soldier-Robot Teams

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-1
    2. Iterative Interface Design for Robot Integration with Tactical Teams

      • K. M. Ibrahim Asif, Cindy L. Bethel, Daniel W. Carruth
      Pages 3-16
    3. Five Requisites for Human-Agent Decision Sharing in Military Environments

      • Michael Barnes, Jessie Chen, Kristin E. Schaefer, Troy Kelley, Cheryl Giammanco, Susan Hill
      Pages 39-48
    4. Initial Performance Assessment of a Control Interface for Unmanned Ground Vehicle Operation Using a Simulation Platform

      • Leif T. Jensen, Teena M.  Garrison, Daniel W. Carruth, Cindy L.  Bethel, Phillip J. Durst, Christopher T. Goodin
      Pages 49-57
  3. Confronting Human Factors Challenges

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 59-59
    2. Examining Human Factors Challenges of Sustainable Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Operations

      • Clint R. Balog, Brent A. Terwilliger, Dennis A. Vincenzi, David C. Ison
      Pages 61-73
    3. Detecting Deictic Gestures for Control of Mobile Robots

      • Tobias Nowack, Stefan Lutherdt, Stefan Jehring, Yue Xiong, Sabine Wenzel, Peter Kurtz
      Pages 87-96
    4. Effects of Time Pressure and Task Difficulty on Visual Search

      • Xiaoli Fan, Qianxiang Zhou, Fang Xie, Zhongqi Liu
      Pages 97-109
  4. Human-Agent Teaming

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 111-111
    2. Operator-Autonomy Teaming Interfaces to Support Multi-Unmanned Vehicle Missions

      • Gloria L. Calhoun, Heath A. Ruff, Kyle J. Behymer, Elizabeth M. Mersch
      Pages 113-126
    3. Shaping Trust Through Transparent Design: Theoretical and Experimental Guidelines

      • Joseph B. Lyons, Garrett G. Sadler, Kolina Koltai, Henri Battiste, Nhut T. Ho, Lauren C. Hoffmann et al.
      Pages 127-136
    4. A Framework for Human-Agent Social Systems: The Role of Non-technical Factors in Operation Success

      • Monika Lohani, Charlene Stokes, Natalia Dashan, Marissa McCoy, Christopher A. Bailey, Susan E. Rivers
      Pages 137-148
    5. Insights into Human-Agent Teaming: Intelligent Agent Transparency and Uncertainty

      • Kimberly Stowers, Nicholas Kasdaglis, Michael Rupp, Jessie Chen, Daniel Barber, Michael Barnes
      Pages 149-160
    6. Displaying Information to Support Transparency for Autonomous Platforms

      • Anthony R. Selkowitz, Cintya A. Larios, Shan G. Lakhmani, Jessie Y.C. Chen
      Pages 161-173
    7. The Relevance of Theory to Human-Robot Teaming Research and Development

      • Grace Teo, Ryan Wohleber, Jinchao Lin, Lauren Reinerman-Jones
      Pages 175-185
  5. From Theory to Application: UAV and Human-Robot Collaboration

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 187-187

About this book

This book focuses on the importance of human factors in the development of reliable and safe unmanned systems. It discusses current challenges such as how to improve perceptual and cognitive abilities of robots, develop suitable synthetic vision systems, cope with degraded reliability of unmanned systems, predict robotic behavior in case of a loss of communication, the vision for future soldier-robot teams, human-agent teaming, real-world implications for human-robot interaction, and approaches to standardize both display and control of technologies across unmanned systems. Based on the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, held on July 27-31, 2016, in Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA, this book is expected to foster new discussion and stimulate new ideas towards the development of more reliable, safer, and functional devices for carrying out automated and concurrent tasks.

Editors and Affiliations

  • U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Ground, USA

    Pamela Savage-Knepshield, Jessie Chen

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Advances in Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems

  • Book Subtitle: Proceedings of the AHFE 2016 International Conference on Human Factors in Robots and Unmanned Systems, July 27-31, 2016, Walt Disney World®, Florida, USA

  • Editors: Pamela Savage-Knepshield, Jessie Chen

  • Series Title: Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-41959-6

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Engineering, Engineering (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2017

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-41958-9Published: 02 July 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-41959-6Published: 16 August 2016

  • Series ISSN: 2194-5357

  • Series E-ISSN: 2194-5365

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 436

  • Number of Illustrations: 51 b/w illustrations, 99 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Computational Intelligence, Robotics and Automation, Experimental Psychology, User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction

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Softcover Book USD 169.99
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