Graduation Year
2003
Document Type
Thesis
Degree
M.A.
Degree Granting Department
Psychology
Major Professor
Michael D. Coovert, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Robin R. Murphy, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Walter C. Borman, Ph.D.
Keywords
rescue robotics, communication analysis, field research methods, technology, user studies
Abstract
This study explores human-robot interaction during a 16-hour high-fidelity Urban Search and Rescue (USAR) disaster response drill with teleoperated robots. Situation awareness and team interaction were examined using communication analysis. Operators (n=5) sought assistance from team members to compensate for difficulties building or maintaining situation awareness. Operator-team member communication focused on relating what was seen through the robot's eye view with prior knowledge and planning search strategies. Results suggest operators need a new cognitive mental model to filter and comprehend data provided by the robot, and that robot-assisted search is a team task rather than an individual one. USAR technical search teams need a new shared mental model of robot-assisted search in order to coordinate activities effectively.
Scholar Commons Citation
Burke, Jennifer L., "Moonlight in Miami: A Field Study of Human-Robot Interaction in the Context of an Urban Search and Rescue Disaster Response Training Exercise" (2004). USF Tampa Graduate Theses and Dissertations.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/etd/973
