A Science of Human-Swarm Teaming: Fundamental Developments
Rogers 226 Fri, 04/01/2016 - 10:00am Julie A. Adams Associate Professor, Computer Science and Computer Engineering, Vanderbilt University Abstract: Biological inspiration for artificial systems abound. While a science is emerging of how biological swarms, both spatial (e.g., fish and starlings) and colony based (e.g., honeybees), behave and how to model them, and progress has been made regarding how a single human can influence swarms, we lack a full understanding of how a single human or individuals within an organization can influence swarms. Many unique challenges exist when attempting to emulate biological swarms and the associated capabilities that allow humans to influence them. First-response and military organizations seek to deploy swarms that obtain desired outcomes over variable-duration missions; thus, our research focuses on understanding the underlying biological phenomenon and the associated implications for human–swarm teaming. Our multiple pronged research focuses on analyzing biologically inspired communication protocols to identify correlations with swarm task performance; analyzing how factors impact humans’ abilities to influence swarms, including developing systems that allow human organizations, with potentially multiple humans influencing the swarm simultaneously, to effectively team with spatial and colony based swarms. While our existing results are simulation based, the transfer of the capabilities to a swarm of small robots and a hybrid swarm of real and simulated unmanned aerial vehicles is on going. Bio: URL: http://eecs.oregonstate.edu/colloquium/science-human-swarm-teaming-fundamental-developments _______________________________________________ Colloquium mailing list [email protected] https://secure.engr.oregonstate.edu/mailman/listinfo/colloquium
