ABSTRACT
Dismounted warfighters need an innovative robotic control system with minimal weight and bulk that allows them to control and task various small robotic platforms. Current robotic interfaces add a great deal of additional weight to the dismounted warfighter. A recent experiment conducted at Fort Benning varied display sizes on a teleoperation driving task and target search typical of dismounted soldiers. This study examined the effect of four display options that can be currently used for ground robot teleoperation. The task demands for teleoperation of a ground robot entailed using a joystick to maneuver a far robot, while looking at a display from a camera mounted on the front of the robot. The sizes of the displays investigated were limited to those that are currently or soon available to the dismounted warfighter. The sizes of the displays investigated were limited to those that are currently or soon available to the dismounted warfighter.
