Auditory Monitoring of up to Eight Simultaneous Sources

Folds, Dennis J.; Gerth, Jeffrey M.

doi:10.1177/154193129403800910

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“…Visual alerts were the slowest. Other researchers had similar findings [12], [13], [14]. Given that the majority of an interface's output modalities are in the visual channel, it suggests that we should offload some visual information to the audio channel.…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 64%

Investigation of Multiple Resource Theory Design Principles on Robot Teleoperation and Workload Management

Han,

Norton,

McCann

et al. 2021

Preprint

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Robot interfaces often only use the visual channel. Inspired by Wickens' Multiple Resource Theory, we investigated if the addition of audio elements would reduce cognitive workload and improve performance. Specifically, we designed a search and threat-defusal task (primary) with a memory test task (secondary). Eleven participants -predominantly first responders -were recruited to control a robot to clear all threats in a combination of four conditions of primary and secondary tasks in visual and auditory channels. While we did not find any statistically significant differences in performance or workload across subjects, making it questionable that Multiple Resource Theory could shorten longer-term task completion time and reduce workload. Our results suggest that considering individual differences for splitting interface modalities across multiple channels requires further investigation.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 64%

Investigation of Multiple Resource Theory Design Principles on Robot Teleoperation and Workload Management

Han,

Norton,

McCann

et al. 2021

Preprint

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“…Second, studies that manipulated visual features to mitigate workload reported a positive impact from their interventions (e.g., Park & Woldstad, 2000;Yeh & Wickens, 2001). Third, as visual demands were increased, audio feedback tended to improve operator performance (e.g., Folds & Gerth, 1994). Because HRI tasks are limited to interface and camera views, the visual channel will inherently receive greater strain than most other resource channels.…”

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Workload in Human-Robot Interaction: A Review of Manipulations and Outcomes

Prewett

Saboe

Johnson

et al. 2009

Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual

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The current study reviews the relationship between manipulations of teleoperator workload and task outcomes, using multiple resource theory as the underlying framework. Results indicated that controlling more than two platforms is detrimental to many performance indices (reaction time, error rate), but overall productivity improves. For studies that manipulated workload for a single robot task, visual demands were a limiting factor, and interventions which reduced visual demands improved performance. The review concludes with guiding principles for managing workload and improving teleoperator performance.

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“…Haas, Gainer, Wightman, Couch, and Shilling (1997) Several researchers performed basic research with applications to military systems. Folds and Gerth (1994) explored the monitoring of multiple simultaneous independent sound sources, demonstrating the value of spatial auditory signals in reducing visual search time. Elias (1995) examined the effects of dynamic auditory preview in a visual target aiming task and explained the relationship between spatial auditory preview and its visual correlate.…”

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Human-Robot Interface: Issues in Operator Performance, Interface Design, and Technologies

Chen¹,

Haas²,

Pillalamarri³

et al. 2006

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Auditory Monitoring of up to Eight Simultaneous Sources

Cited by 10 publications

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Investigation of Multiple Resource Theory Design Principles on Robot Teleoperation and Workload Management

Investigation of Multiple Resource Theory Design Principles on Robot Teleoperation and Workload Management

Workload in Human-Robot Interaction: A Review of Manipulations and Outcomes

Human-Robot Interface: Issues in Operator Performance, Interface Design, and Technologies

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