The design of the human-robot interface can directly affect the operator’s ability and desire to complete a task. The design also affects the ability’ operators to understand the current situation, make decisions, as well as supervise and provide high level commands to the robotic system. While it is possible to spend a significant amount of time discussing specific interaction techniques, there is also wealth of human factors research that can affect all HRI designs, such research that can affect all HRI designs. Such research is related to human decision-making, situation awareness, vigilance, workload levels, and human error. Each of these areas should be considered when developing a human robotic interface.
The area of human decision-making appears to untapped resource for the field of HRIs. Humans make hundreds, if not thousands of decisions everyday. These decisions are made rapidly in dynamic environments under varying conditions.
Depending upon the human’s current task, such decisions may have dire consequences if incorrectly determined, for instance, pilots during take off, a chemical process operator during a chemical leak, and even any individual while driving their car down a busy street.
An understanding of the human decision process should be incorporated into the design of human robotic interfaces in order to support the process human employ. The field human decision-making research involves individuals making decisions as well as teams on individuals.
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