Field Assessment of Multimodal Communication for Dismounted Human-Robot Teams
Daniel J. Barber, Julian Abich, Elizabeth Kathleen Phillips, Andrew B. Talone, Florian G. Jentsch, Susan G. Hill · Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Annual Meeting · 2015
A field assessment of multimodal communication (MMC) was conducted as part of a program integration demonstration to support and enable bi-directional communication between a dismounted Soldier and a robot teammate. In particular, the assessment was focused on utilizing auditory and visual/gesture based communications. The task involved commanding a robot using semantically-based MMC. Initial participant data indicates a positive experience with the multimodal interface (MMI) prototype. The results of the experiment inform recommendations for multimodal designers regarding perceived usability and functionality of the currently implemented MMI.