How to work and play with robots: An approach to modeling human-robot interaction

  • Authors:
  • Rosemarie E. Yagoda;Michael D. Coovert

  • Affiliations:
  • North Carolina State University, Poe Hall, Box 7650, Raleigh, NC 27603, USA;University of South Florida, 4202 East Fowler Ave., PCD 4118G, Tampa, FL 33620, USA

  • Venue:
  • Computers in Human Behavior
  • Year:
  • 2012

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Abstract

Effective human-robot team configurations and exchanges are needed to ensure optimal task performance for human-robot teams. The exchanges between robots and human operators are mediated through an interface and this interaction has a direct impact on the team configuration associated with a particular task. Building upon the traditional methodologies of job and cognitive work analysis, Petri nets are introduced as a modeling tool for human robot interaction (HRI). An overview of Petri nets is provided and utilizing data from search-and-rescue unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations, operator nets are constructed. Analysis of the networks yielded several significant findings. Petri nets provide many advantages beyond traditional methodologies and are seen as a useful tool for modeling human-robot interactions. Future research can utilize the methodology not only in a descriptive fashion, but also prescriptively for building models of optimal human-robot interaction.