Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications
A global human–robot interface that meets the needs of Technical Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists (TEDAX) for the manipulation of a robotic arm is of utmost importance to make the task of handling explosives safer, more intuitive and also provide high usability and efficiency. This paper aims...
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| author | Denilson V. Goyzueta Joseph Guevara M. Andrés Montoya A. Erasmo Sulla E. Yuri Lester S. Pari L. Elvis Supo C. |
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| description | A global human–robot interface that meets the needs of Technical Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists (TEDAX) for the manipulation of a robotic arm is of utmost importance to make the task of handling explosives safer, more intuitive and also provide high usability and efficiency. This paper aims to evaluate the performance of a multimodal system for a robotic arm that is based on Natural User Interface (NUI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI). The mentioned interfaces are compared to determine the best configuration for the control of the robotic arm in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) applications and to improve the user experience of TEDAX agents. Tests were conducted with the support of police agents Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit-Arequipa (UDEX-AQP), who evaluated the developed interfaces to find a more intuitive system that generates the least stress load to the operator, resulting that our proposed multimodal interface presents better results compared to traditional interfaces. The evaluation of the laboratory experiences was based on measuring the workload and usability of each interface evaluated. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-5b7fb3f5fd574086b0e7ada58ea687362023-11-23T13:54:17ZengMDPI AGElectronics2079-92922022-05-011111169010.3390/electronics11111690Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD ApplicationsDenilson V. Goyzueta0Joseph Guevara M.1Andrés Montoya A.2Erasmo Sulla E.3Yuri Lester S.4Pari L.5Elvis Supo C.6Department of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruDepartment of Electronic Engineering, Universidad Nacional de San Agustín de Arequipa, Arequipa 04001, PeruA global human–robot interface that meets the needs of Technical Explosive Ordnance Disposal Specialists (TEDAX) for the manipulation of a robotic arm is of utmost importance to make the task of handling explosives safer, more intuitive and also provide high usability and efficiency. This paper aims to evaluate the performance of a multimodal system for a robotic arm that is based on Natural User Interface (NUI) and Graphical User Interface (GUI). The mentioned interfaces are compared to determine the best configuration for the control of the robotic arm in Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) applications and to improve the user experience of TEDAX agents. Tests were conducted with the support of police agents Explosive Ordnance Disposal Unit-Arequipa (UDEX-AQP), who evaluated the developed interfaces to find a more intuitive system that generates the least stress load to the operator, resulting that our proposed multimodal interface presents better results compared to traditional interfaces. The evaluation of the laboratory experiences was based on measuring the workload and usability of each interface evaluated.https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1690human–robot interactionmultimodal interfacenatural user interfaceworkload measurementusability measurementexplosive ordnance disposal |
| spellingShingle | Denilson V. Goyzueta Joseph Guevara M. Andrés Montoya A. Erasmo Sulla E. Yuri Lester S. Pari L. Elvis Supo C. Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications Electronics human–robot interaction multimodal interface natural user interface workload measurement usability measurement explosive ordnance disposal |
| title | Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications |
| title_full | Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications |
| title_fullStr | Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications |
| title_full_unstemmed | Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications |
| title_short | Analysis of a User Interface Based on Multimodal Interaction to Control a Robotic Arm for EOD Applications |
| title_sort | analysis of a user interface based on multimodal interaction to control a robotic arm for eod applications |
| topic | human–robot interaction multimodal interface natural user interface workload measurement usability measurement explosive ordnance disposal |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2079-9292/11/11/1690 |
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