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.
Target Identification Support and Location Support Among Teams of Unmanned Systems Operators
2008
7 pages
Report
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English
Psychology , Psychiatry , Human Factors Engineering , Common Carrier & Satellite , Bionics & Artificial Intelligence , Aircraft , Teams(Personnel) , Operators(Personnel) , Drones , Robots , Collaborative techniques , Unmanned , Ground vehicles , Cooperation , Target recognition , Performance(Human) , Automation , Symposia , Regression analysis , Uav(Unmanned aerial vehicles) , Ugv(Unmanned ground vehicles) , Communication , Target identification , Location support , Team performance , Component reports
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