Synthetic teammate communication and coordination with humans

Mustafa Demir; Nathan J. McNeese; Nancy Cooke; Jerry T. Ball; Christopher Myers; Marry Friedman

doi:10.1177/1541931215591275

Synthetic teammate communication and coordination with humans

Mustafa Demir, Nathan J. McNeese, Nancy Cooke, Jerry T. Ball, Christopher Myers, Marry Friedman

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution

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Abstract

A synthetic teammate based on ACT-R cognitive architecture has been developed to function as an Air Vehicle Operator in the context of a three-agent Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) ground control team taking part in studies in a Synthetic Task Environment (STE). In order for the synthetic teammate to function as team player with human teammates, it needs to skillfully handle the subtleties of team communication and coordination. Data from early synthetic teammate interactions with two human teammates are presented here to illustrate team communication and coordination challenges for the synthetic teammate. In turn, the synthetic teammate limitations have highlighted the intricacies involved in effective teamwork. Communication, though a terrifically challenging problem in itself, is only a foundation for coordinated teamwork or interacting as a team player.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015
Publisher	Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc.
Pages	951-955
Number of pages	5
Volume	2015-January
ISBN (Electronic)	9780945289470
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931215591275
State	Published - 2015
Event	59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: Oct 26 2015 → Oct 30 2015

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Other	59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014
Country	United States
City	Los Angeles
Period	10/26/15 → 10/30/15

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Human Factors and Ergonomics

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Synthetic teammate communication and coordination with humans. / Demir, Mustafa; McNeese, Nathan J.; Cooke, Nancy; Ball, Jerry T.; Myers, Christopher; Friedman, Marry.

2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015. Vol. 2015-January Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc., 2015. p. 951-955.

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Demir, M, McNeese, NJ, Cooke, N, Ball, JT, Myers, C & Friedman, M 2015, Synthetic teammate communication and coordination with humans. in 2015 International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2015. vol. 2015-January, Human Factors an Ergonomics Society Inc., pp. 951-955, 59th International Annual Meeting of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society, HFES 2014, Los Angeles, United States, 10/26/15. https://doi.org/10.1177/1541931215591275

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