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"I'm Not in the Mode to Help": Interface Design for Robots Operating at Varying Levels of Autonomy

Published: 01 April 2020 Publication History

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Devices with multiple modes increase user stress, workload, and error rate. Robots that operate at multiple levels of autonomy offer a wide range of functions, but may increase error. In this work, we develop and test multimodal interfaces to communicate a robot's current level of automation to a user who is engaged in a high-workload task. Future studies will apply these findings to multiple-human, multiple-robot teams.

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HRI '20: Companion of the 2020 ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction
March 2020
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ISBN:9781450370578
DOI:10.1145/3371382
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  1. interface design
  2. mode-switching
  3. teamwork and group dynamics

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