Towards evaluating the impact of swarm robotic control strategy on operators’ cognitive load

Anita, Paas,; Coffey, Emily B. J.; Beltrame, Giovanni; St-Onge, David

doi:10.1109/ro-man53752.2022.9900763

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“…Robotic swarms consist of a distributed cognitive network promising to enhance tasks in terrestrial, aerial, and aquatic environments [11], [12]. Robotic swarms are currently being used in a variety of application domains such as agriculture [13], search and rescue [14], monitoring and patrol [15], warehouse operation [16], last-mile delivery [17], military scenarios [18], environmental monitoring [19], and space exploration [20].…”

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The Effect of Data Visualisation Quality and Task Density on Human-Swarm Interaction

Abioye,

Naiseh,

Hunt

et al. 2023

2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

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Despite the advantages of having robot swarms, human supervision is required for real-world applications. The performance of the human-swarm system depends on several factors including the data availability for the human operators.In this paper, we study the human factors aspect of the humanswarm interaction and investigate how having access to highquality data can affect the performance of the human-swarm system-the number of tasks completed and the human trust level in operation. We designed an experiment where a human operator is tasked to operate a swarm to identify casualties in an area within a given time period. One group of operators had the option to request high-quality pictures while the other group had to base their decision on the available low-quality images. We performed a user study with 120 participants and recorded their success rate (directly logged via the simulation platform) as well as their workload and trust level (measured through a questionnaire after completing a human-swarm scenario). The findings from our study indicated that the group granted access to high-quality data exhibited an increased workload and placed greater trust in the swarm, thus confirming our initial hypothesis. However, we also found that the number of accurately identified casualties did not significantly vary between the two groups, suggesting that data quality had no impact on the successful completion of tasks.

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The Effect of Data Visualisation Quality and Task Density on Human-Swarm Interaction

Abioye,

Naiseh,

Hunt

et al. 2023

2023 32nd IEEE International Conference on Robot and Human Interactive Communication (RO-MAN)

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“…Such situations may take place in unique conditions, span many days or weeks, or even threaten participants’ safety (Mogilever et al, 2018; Stahn and Kühn, 2022). Understanding human behaviour and brain function under challenging conditions is broadly relevant to a range of safety-critical operations and professions (Manjunatha et al, 2020; Paas et al, 2022; Palinkas and Suedfeld, 2021; Paulus et al, 2009).…”

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Feasibility of cognitive neuroscience data collection during a speleological expedition

Paas,

Jourde,

Brignol

et al. 2023

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In human cognitive neuroscience and neuropsychology studies, laboratory-based research tasks have been important to establish principles of brain function and its relationship to behaviour; however, they differ greatly from real-life experiences. Several elements of real-life situations that impact human performance, such as stressors, are difficult or impossible to replicate in the laboratory. Expeditions offer unique possibilities for studying human cognition in complex environments that can transfer to other situations with similar features. For example, as caves share several of the physical and psychological challenges of safety-critical environments such as spaceflight, underground expeditions have been developed as an analogue for astronaut training purposes, suggesting that they might also be suitable for studying aspects of behaviour and cognition that cannot be fully examined under laboratory conditions. While a large range of topics and tools have been proposed for use in such environments, few have been evaluated in the field. We tested the feasibility of collecting human physiological, cognitive, and subjective experience data concerning brain state, sleep, cognitive workload, and fatigue, during a speleological expedition in a remote region. We document our approaches and challenges experienced, and provide recommendations and suggestions to aid future work. The data support the idea that cave expeditions are relevant naturalistic paradigms that offer unique possibilities for cognitive neuroscience to complement laboratory work and help improve human performance and safety in operational environments.

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Beyond the lab: feasibility of cognitive neuroscience data collection during a speleological expedition

Paas,

Jourde,

Brignol

et al. 2024

Journal of Environmental Psychology

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Towards evaluating the impact of swarm robotic control strategy on operators’ cognitive load

Cited by 6 publications

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The Effect of Data Visualisation Quality and Task Density on Human-Swarm Interaction

The Effect of Data Visualisation Quality and Task Density on Human-Swarm Interaction

Feasibility of cognitive neuroscience data collection during a speleological expedition

Beyond the lab: feasibility of cognitive neuroscience data collection during a speleological expedition

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