Evaluating Operator Fatigue States During the 2018 Kilauea Volcano: Implications for Human-Robotic Interactions during Disasters

摘要

There has been an increasing use of mobile robots in disaster and incident response (Murphy, 2014). These robots mediate between human operators and the environment to provide remote presence at the disaster (Murphy & Burke, 2008). Murphy (2014) reports that all mobile robots deployed to 34 known disasters and extreme incidents between 2001 and 2013 were teleoperated. Furthermore, 50% of robot failures within the same period were attributed to human failure, suggesting that human-robot interaction (HRI) is a major issue facing disaster robots (Murphy, 2014). However, few studies have focused specifically on documenting and understanding the unique attributes associated with HRI in disaster robotics.