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Target Identification Support and Location Support Among Teams of Unmanned Systems Operators
Proceedings of the Army Science Conference (26th) (2008)
  • Joseph R. Keebler, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach
  • Thomas Fincannon, University of Central Florida
  • Florian Jentsch, University of Central Florida
  • A. William Evans, III
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.
Keywords
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAVs),
  • Unmanned Ground Vehicle (UGVs),
  • human to robot ratio,
  • teamwork
Publication Date
December, 2008
Citation Information
Joseph R. Keebler, Thomas Fincannon, Florian Jentsch and A. William Evans. "Target Identification Support and Location Support Among Teams of Unmanned Systems Operators" Proceedings of the Army Science Conference (26th) (2008)
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/joseph_r_keebler/26/