Integration of an intelligent systems behavior simulator and a scalable soldier-machine interface

Tony Johnson; Chris Manteuffel; Benjamin Brewster; Terry Tierney

doi:10.1117/12.719723

8 May 2007 Integration of an intelligent systems behavior simulator and a scalable soldier-machine interface

Tony Johnson, Chris Manteuffel, Benjamin Brewster, Terry Tierney

Proceedings Volume 6561, Unmanned Systems Technology IX; 65610Q (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719723
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2007, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

As the Army's Future Combat Systems (FCS) introduce emerging technologies and new force structures to the battlefield, soldiers will increasingly face new challenges in workload management. The next generation warfighter will be responsible for effectively managing robotic assets in addition to performing other missions. Studies of future battlefield operational scenarios involving the use of automation, including the specification of existing and proposed technologies, will provide significant insight into potential problem areas regarding soldier workload. The US Army Tank Automotive Research, Development, and Engineering Center (TARDEC) is currently executing an Army technology objective program to analyze and evaluate the effect of automated technologies and their associated control devices with respect to soldier workload. The Human-Robotic Interface (HRI) Intelligent Systems Behavior Simulator (ISBS) is a human performance measurement simulation system that allows modelers to develop constructive simulations of military scenarios with various deployments of interface technologies in order to evaluate operator effectiveness. One such interface is TARDEC's Scalable Soldier-Machine Interface (SMI). The scalable SMI provides a configurable machine interface application that is capable of adapting to several hardware platforms by recognizing the physical space limitations of the display device. This paper describes the integration of the ISBS and Scalable SMI applications, which will ultimately benefit both systems. The ISBS will be able to use the Scalable SMI to visualize the behaviors of virtual soldiers performing HRI tasks, such as route planning, and the scalable SMI will benefit from stimuli provided by the ISBS simulation environment. The paper describes the background of each system and details of the system integration approach.

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Tony Johnson, Chris Manteuffel, Benjamin Brewster, and Terry Tierney "Integration of an intelligent systems behavior simulator and a scalable soldier-machine interface", Proc. SPIE 6561, Unmanned Systems Technology IX, 65610Q (8 May 2007); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719723

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