Human Research and Engineering Directorate Research Areas

Human-Robot Interaction and Advanced Displays for Human-Vehicle Interaction

Advisor:  Chen, Jessie Y.C. (Jessie.chen@us.army.mil  407.384.5435)

Location: HRED/Simulation and Training Technology Center, Orlando, FL 32826

Key words: Human-robot interaction; Information overlay; Display design; Robot; Multi-modal display; Vehicle driving; Simulation; Stereoscopic display; Embedded training

ARL-HRED is currently conducting research on human-robot interaction (HRI) and advanced displays for human-vehicle interaction (HVI) at the US Army RDECOM Simulation & Training Technology Center (STTC). Orlando, FL. HRI and HVI are both complex work environments where the human operator engages in multiple simultaneous goal-oriented tasks (e.g., communication, navigation, reconnaissance, security, and control of other systems while on the move). Other HRI research involves experiments on live and simulated robot teleoperation; specific research areas include display technologies (e.g., multi-modal displays and stereoscopic displays) and automation techniques (e.g.., adaptive automation) to enhance the robotics operator’s performance in multi-tasking environments. Our research on advanced displays for HVI focuses on augmented/overlaid information on vehicle vision block for indirect-vision driving and embedded training. State-of-the-art simulators and equipments are used in both research areas.

References:
Chen JYC, Thropp J: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics-Part A, 37(6): 1063, 2007
Chen JYC, Haas E, Barnes N: IEEE Transactions on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics- Part C, 37(6): 1231, 2007