Comparing Usability of User Interfaces for Robotic Telepresence

Bazzano, Federica; Lamberti, Fabrizio; Sanna, Andrea; Paravati, Gianluca; Gaspardone, Marco

doi:10.5220/0006170300460054

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“…In piloting, very few participants realised that the same environment layout was being used, so learning effects due to this are likely to be minimal in any case. 3 https://youtu.be/oJFDSp7mYjw…”

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“…For waypoint control, the UI must provide a means by which the operator can select target positions and/or orientations for the robot. Targetselection methods used in traditional UIs generally involve clicking a target location on a map (either 2D or 3D) [11,16,19,29], or on an image (or stereoscopic pair of images) from the robotâĂŹs onboard camera [3,6,21,35], using a computer mouse or joystick as an input device. Modern, commerical HMD systems (e.g.…”

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Towards an immersive user interface for waypoint navigation of a mobile robot

Baker¹,

Bridgwater²,

Bremner³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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In this paper, we investigate the utility of head-mounted display (HMD) interfaces for navigation of mobile robots. We focus on the selection of waypoint positions for the robot, whilst maintaining an egocentric view of the robot's environment. Inspired by virtual reality (VR) gaming, we propose a target selection method that uses the 6 degrees-of-freedom tracked controllers of a commercial VR headset. This allows an operator to point to the desired target position, in the vicinity of the robot, which the robot then autonomously navigates towards. A user study (37 participants) was conducted to examine the efficacy of this control strategy when compared to direct control, both with and without a communication delay. The results of the experiment showed that participants were able to learn how to use the novel system quickly, and the majority of participants reported a preference for waypoint control. Across all recorded metrics (task performance, operator workload and usability) the proposed waypoint control interface was not significantly affected by the communication delay, in contrast to direct control. The simulated experiment indicated that a real-world implementation of the proposed interface could be effective, but also highlighted the need to manage the negative effects of HMDsparticularly VR sickness.

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Towards an immersive user interface for waypoint navigation of a mobile robot

Baker¹,

Bridgwater²,

Bremner³

et al. 2020

Preprint

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The Impact of Field of View on Robotic Telepresence Navigation Tasks

Bazzano

Lamberti

Sanna

et al. 2019

Communications in Computer and Information Science

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TiltWalker: Operating a Telepresence Robot with One-Hand by Tilt Controls on a Smartphone

Zand

Ren

Arif

2022

Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact.

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Mobile clients for telepresence robots are cluttered with interactive elements that either leave a little room for the camera feeds or occlude them. Many do not provide meaningful feedback on the robot's state and most require the use of both hands. These make maneuvering telepresence robots difficult with mobile devices. TiltWalker enables controlling a telepresence robot with one hand using tilt gestures with a smartphone. In a series of studies, we first justify the use of a Web platform, determine how far and fast users can tilt without compromising the comfort and the legibility of the display content, and identify a velocity-based function well-suited for control-display mapping. We refine TiltWalker based on the findings of these studies, then compare it with a default method in the final study. Results revealed that TiltWalker is significantly faster and more accurate than the default method. Besides, participants preferred TiltWalker's interaction methods and graphical feedback significantly more than those of the default method.

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Comparing Usability of User Interfaces for Robotic Telepresence

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Towards an immersive user interface for waypoint navigation of a mobile robot

Towards an immersive user interface for waypoint navigation of a mobile robot

The Impact of Field of View on Robotic Telepresence Navigation Tasks

TiltWalker: Operating a Telepresence Robot with One-Hand by Tilt Controls on a Smartphone

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