Individual differences in concurrent performance of gunner's and robotic operator's tasks

Chen, Jessie Y. C.; Joyner, Carla T.

doi:10.1037/e577712012-008

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“…Controlling a robot can be difficult as it requires the operator to perform several simultaneous tasks (e.g., establishing the robot's position and issuing commands), which increases workload as the resources to execute the tasks exceed those actually available to complete them (Wickens & Tsang, ). Chen and Joyner () showed that the ability of tank gunners to detect targets in their immediate environment is significantly affected if they are also required to monitor, manage, and remotely operate one or more robotic vehicles at the same time. Remote operation tasks induce cognitive overload, resulting in compromised performance on other tasks.…”

Section: Multitasking In Military Occupationsmentioning

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Multitasking in the military: Cognitive consequences and potential solutions

Chérif

Wood

Marois

et al. 2018

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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Multitasking-the performance of several tasks at the same time-is becoming increasingly prevalent in workplaces. Multitasking is known to disrupt performance, particularly in complex and dynamic situations, which is exactly what most military occupations entail. Because military errors can be consequential, the detrimental impact of multitasking on cognitive functioning in such contexts should be taken seriously. This review pertains to high-consequence military occupations that require strong multitasking skills. More specifically, it highlights cognitive challenges arising from different forms of multitasking and discusses their underlying cognitive processes. Because such challenges are not expected to diminish, this review proposes context-relevant solutions to decrease occupational workload, either by reducing the cognitive load ensuing from the to-be-performed tasks or by improving soldiers' multitasking abilities. To ensure effective implementation of these solutions, we stress the need to design context-adapted tools and procedures, and to guide human resource managers in developing particular strategies.

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Section: Multitasking In Military Occupationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Multitasking in the military: Cognitive consequences and potential solutions

Chérif

Wood

Marois

et al. 2018

Applied Cognitive Psychology

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“…In the third experiment, the reliability of the AiTR was manipulated (either false alarm prone [FAP] or miss prone [MP]), and its effects on the operators' performance of the automated (gunnery) task and the concurrent tasks were examined. The details of these three experiments were presented elsewhere (Experiment 1 in J. Y. C. Chen & Joyner, 2006; Experiment 2 in J. Y. C. Chen & Terrence, 2007;Experiment 3 in J. Y. C. Chen, 2009). In this article, data from these three experiments were summarized and compared, with a special focus on the effects of differences in operator SpA and attentional control.…”

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Individual Differences in Human-Robot Interaction in a Military Multitasking Environment

Chen

2011

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

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A military vehicle crew station environment was simulated and a series of three experiments was conducted to examine the workload and performance of the combined position of the gunner and robotics operator in a multitasking environment. The study also evaluated whether aided target recognition (AiTR) capabilities (delivered through tactile and/or visual cuing) for the gunnery task might benefit the concurrent robotics and communication tasks and how the concurrent task performance might be affected when the AiTR was unreliable (i.e., false alarm prone or miss prone). Participants' spatial ability was consistently found to be a reliable predictor of their targeting task performance as well as their modality preference for the AiTR display. Participants' attentional control was found to significantly affect the way they interacted with unreliable automated systems.

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Individual differences in concurrent performance of gunner's and robotic operator's tasks

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Multitasking in the military: Cognitive consequences and potential solutions

Multitasking in the military: Cognitive consequences and potential solutions

Individual Differences in Human-Robot Interaction in a Military Multitasking Environment

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