User centered design in practice

Efthimiou, Eleni; Fotinea, Stavroula–Evita; Vacalopoulou, Anna; Papageorgiou, Xanthi S.; Karavasili, Alexandra; Goulas, Theodore

doi:10.1145/3316782.3322778

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“…This architecture appears to have ready application for the rehearsal of coordinated defined tasks with high degree of repetition which would lend itself well to a manufacturing workplace, but not a dynamic tactical military environment. Efthimiou et al (2019) presented the principles and technologies that form the basis of the i-Walk platform HRI environment. Multimodal communication patterns from live human interaction in a rehabilitation context enriched human robot communication.…”

Section: Multimodal Interactive Robotmentioning

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A survey of technologies supporting design of a multimodal interactive robot for military communication

Paul

2023

JDAL

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PurposeThis paper presents a survey of research into interactive robotic systems for the purpose of identifying the state of the art capabilities as well as the extant gaps in this emerging field. Communication is multimodal. Multimodality is a representation of many modes chosen from rhetorical aspects for its communication potentials. The author seeks to define the available automation capabilities in communication using multimodalities that will support a proposed Interactive Robot System (IRS) as an AI mounted robotic platform to advance the speed and quality of military operational and tactical decision making.Design/methodology/approachThis review will begin by presenting key developments in the robotic interaction field with the objective of identifying essential technological developments that set conditions for robotic platforms to function autonomously. After surveying the key aspects in Human Robot Interaction (HRI), Unmanned Autonomous System (UAS), visualization, Virtual Environment (VE) and prediction, the paper then proceeds to describe the gaps in the application areas that will require extension and integration to enable the prototyping of the IRS. A brief examination of other work in HRI-related fields concludes with a recapitulation of the IRS challenge that will set conditions for future success.FindingsUsing insights from a balanced cross section of sources from the government, academic, and commercial entities that contribute to HRI a multimodal IRS in military communication is introduced. Multimodal IRS (MIRS) in military communication has yet to be deployed.Research limitations/implicationsMultimodal robotic interface for the MIRS is an interdisciplinary endeavour. This is not realistic that one can comprehend all expert and related knowledge and skills to design and develop such multimodal interactive robotic interface. In this brief preliminary survey, the author has discussed extant AI, robotics, NLP, CV, VDM, and VE applications that is directly related to multimodal interaction. Each mode of this multimodal communication is an active research area. Multimodal human/military robot communication is the ultimate goal of this research.Practical implicationsA multimodal autonomous robot in military communication using speech, images, gestures, VST and VE has yet to be deployed. Autonomous multimodal communication is expected to open wider possibilities for all armed forces. Given the density of the land domain, the army is in a position to exploit the opportunities for human–machine teaming (HMT) exposure. Naval and air forces will adopt platform specific suites for specially selected operators to integrate with and leverage this emerging technology. The possession of a flexible communications means that readily adapts to virtual training will enhance planning and mission rehearsals tremendously.Social implicationsInteraction, perception, cognition and visualization based multimodal communication system is yet missing. Options to communicate, express and convey information in HMT setting with multiple options, suggestions and recommendations will certainly enhance military communication, strength, engagement, security, cognition, perception as well as the ability to act confidently for a successful mission.Originality/valueThe objective is to develop a multimodal autonomous interactive robot for military communications. This survey reports the state of the art, what exists and what is missing, what can be done and possibilities of extension that support the military in maintaining effective communication using multimodalities. There are some separate ongoing progresses, such as in machine-enabled speech, image recognition, tracking, visualizations for situational awareness, and virtual environments. At this time, there is no integrated approach for multimodal human robot interaction that proposes a flexible and agile communication. The report briefly introduces the research proposal about multimodal interactive robot in military communication.

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Section: Multimodal Interactive Robotmentioning

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“…Efthimiou et al . (2019) presented the principles and technologies that form the basis of the i-Walk platform HRI environment.…”

Section: Multimodal Interactions and Communicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

A survey of technologies supporting design of a multimodal interactive robot for military communication

Paul

2023

JDAL

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“…Due to that, in addition to the presentation of pre-recorded dance videos, a 2D screen aligned skeleton representation was integrated in the YouMove system [1] to enable feedback provision. Whilst a skeleton presentation instead of a realistic human visualization was utilized, findings suggest that within dynamic information presentations more realistic shapes increase the acceptance [5,16] and movement accuracy [4]. By displaying the three-dimensional (3D) content in a 2D way, lower implementation costs occur.…”

Section: Two-dimensional Presentation Conceptsmentioning

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Virtual Humans in AR: Evaluation of Presentation Concepts in an Industrial Assistance Use Case

Lampen¹,

Lehwald²,

Pfeiffer

2020

26th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology

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“…We therefore specially designed two constructs that compile different evaluation measures. These constructs are useful in assessing the preferences, performance, and perception of the users regarding various aspects of the collaboration with the robot as required in a user-centered design [31][32][33]. The constructs are quality of task (QoT) execution (the user's performance aspects) and usability (performance aspects along with other user perception aspects such as perceived ease of use).…”

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Evaluating Levels of Automation in Human–Robot Collaboration at Different Workload Levels

2021

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This study explored how levels of automation (LOA) influence human robot collaboration when operating at different levels of workload. Two LOA modes were designed, implemented, and evaluated in an experimental collaborative assembly task setup for four levels of workload composed of a secondary task and task complexity. A user study conducted involving 80 participants was assessed through two constructs especially designed for the evaluation (quality of task execution and usability) and user preferences regarding the LOA modes. Results revealed that the quality of task execution and usability was better at high LOA for low workload. Most of participants also preferred high LOA when the workload increases. However, when complexity existed within the workload, most of the participants preferred the low LOA. The results reveal the benefits of high and low LOA in different workload situations. This study provides insights related to shared control designs and reveals the importance of considering different levels of workload as influenced by secondary tasks and task complexity when designing LOA in human–robot collaborations.

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User centered design in practice

Cited by 6 publications

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A survey of technologies supporting design of a multimodal interactive robot for military communication

A survey of technologies supporting design of a multimodal interactive robot for military communication

Virtual Humans in AR: Evaluation of Presentation Concepts in an Industrial Assistance Use Case

Evaluating Levels of Automation in Human–Robot Collaboration at Different Workload Levels

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