The Transmission of Spatial Route Information in Distributed Unmanned Vehicle Teams

Autor: McDermott, Patricia L., Fisher, Alia, Allender, Laurel
Zdroj: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting; September 2008, Vol. 52 Issue: 4 p257-261, 5p
Abstrakt: The purpose was to understand the utility of different methods of communicating spatial information between distributed team members. An unmanned vehicle (UV) operator used a UV to scope out safe routes and enemy locations and used that information to help a Soldier conduct a rescue mission. There were four communication methods: visual, verbal, real-time verbal plus visual (VPV), and delayed VPV. We manipulated who was in command to see the impact on both pushed and pulled information. Results showed advantages of both visual and real-time VPV. We also found that with delayed VPV, the Soldier communicated infrequently which resulted in poorer performance, especially when the Soldier was in command. Results inform how beneficial UV information should be transmitted to Soldiers who need it in the field.
Databáze: Supplemental Index