Human-Robot Interaction with Drones and Drone Swarms in Law Enforcement Clearing Operations

Autor: Inshira Seshie, Stephen Terry, Richard T. Stone, Kevin A. Push, Kathryn Socha, Mary Truong, Thomas M. Schnieders
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting. 63:1213-1217
ISSN: 1071-1813
2169-5067
DOI: 10.1177/1071181319631465
Popis: Police officers often must work alone in clearing operations, a procedure that involves surveying a building for threats and appropriately responding. A partnership between drone swarms and officers has potential to increase the safety of officers and civilians during these high-stress operations and reduce the risk of harm from hostile persons. This two part study examines aspects of trust, situational awareness, mental demand, performance, and human-robot interaction during law enforcement building clearing operations using either a single drone or a drone swarm. Results indicate that single drone use can increase time for operation, but accuracy and safety of clearing is enhanced. Single drone use saw increased situational awareness, a decrease in number of targets missed, and a moderate level of trust. For drone swarms, results indicate significant differences in mental workload from swarm data feeds compared to single drone feeds but no substantial difference in accuracy of finding targets.
Databáze: OpenAIRE