Target Identification Support and Location Support Among Teams of Unmanned Systems Operators

Joseph R. Keebler; Thomas Fincannon; Florian Jentsch; A. William Evans

Target Identification Support and Location Support Among Teams of Unmanned Systems Operators

Joseph R. Keebler, Thomas Fincannon, Florian Jentsch, A. William Evans

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Abstract

The research presented in this paper considers the impact of communication between multiple operators controlling multiple unmanned systems. First, communication between an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operator and an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) operator was coded, to account for target identification support. Second, communication was coded to account for instances of a UAV operator providing location support to a UGV operator. Regression analyses revealed that performance only improved with high amounts of one type of communication or the other. When both types of communication occurred at the same time, performance was equivalent to doing nothing at all. Implications of these effects are discussed.

Original language	American English
Journal	Proceedings of the Army Science Conference (26th)
State	Published - Dec 2008
Externally published	Yes

Keywords

Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs)
Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGVs)
human to robot ratio
teamwork

Disciplines

Other Communication
Other Psychology

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