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User interfaces for direct and remote HRI for a swarm of robots assisting fire-fighters
1. User interfaces for direct and remote HRI for a swarm of robots assisting fire-fighters Affligem, October 19, 2009 Elvina Motard Space Applications Services (Belgium) Jeremi Gancet Space Applications Services (Belgium) Amir M. Naghsh Sheffield Hallam University (UK) Chris R. Roast Sheffield Hallam University (UK)
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4. 2. Fire-fighting context, setting and operations => Smoke – means heavy breathing apparatus, little to no vision, guidelines => Noise – means limited audio communication, establish protocols => Heat – physical stress => Touch – limited dexterity => 20 minutes maximum, risks to lives – mental stress
5. 2. Fire-fighting context, setting and operations => Fire event: little information available a priori... => 1 st task: to assess the incident and the primary risks => Fire-fighters safety: high(est) priority! =>Organized into teams, then groups of 2 – 3 fire-fighters Incident Commander Operations Commander Sector Commander Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Safety Officer ECO Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Sector 3 Sector 2 Sector 1
6. 3. The Guardians baseline setup Incident Commander Operations Commander Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Safety Officer ECO Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Sector 3 Sector 2 Sector 1 R R R R Coordinator Operator(s) Sensor Data Specialist(s) Sector Commander Guardians’ Base Station
7. 4. Direct Human Swarm Interactions Incident Commander Operations Commander Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Safety Officer ECO Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Sector 3 Sector 2 Sector 1 R R R Sector Commander R Coordinator Direct Human-Swarm Interactions Operator(s) Sensor Data Specialist(s) Guardians’ Base Station
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12. 5. Remote Human Swarm Interactions Incident Commander Operations Commander Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Fire-fighter Safety Officer ECO Zone 3 Zone 2 Zone 1 Sector 3 Sector 2 Sector 1 R R R Sector Commander R Coordinator Operator(s) Sensor Data Specialist(s) Guardians’ Base Station Remote Human-Swarm Interactions
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16. 5. Remote Human Swarm Interactions Fire-fighter and robots 3D representation Robots sensors + video - joint visualization (ecological display paradigm) High level command generation wizard