Skills Impact Study for Tactical Mobile Robot Operational Units

Abstract

As part of the DARPA Tactical Mobile Robotics (TMR) program, Georgia Tech investigated the human interface issues associated with controlling robot "units," multiple robotic agents working as a team. This report provides an overview of the system design for such applications, including an assessment of hardware and software components for effectively controlling robots, even while the operator may be occupied with other critical activities. It also addresses the issues of operator selection and training, with extensive surveys of the most closely related prior research.