Computer-based system for training and ranking mobot operators - selection procedure

Abstract

Mobots (mobile robots) remote-controlled by human operators are more and more widely used for watching and guarding. A mobot should not be controlled by an occasional person. A human being has to show specific ability to be a good mobot operator. This ability is individual for each person and can be discovered with the help of an experiment which is time-consuming and expensive. Then the problem arises whether there is a simple and cheap test of this ability or not and, which is more technical, how to find out such a test. The paper addresses this problem. The experimental data are compared with those obtained with the help of two quick and cheap tests and some correlations between them are pointed out.

A procedure of verification of comprehensive tests for selection of candidates for operators of mobile robot

“…The simulator collects data, evaluates every operator move and calculates quality of monitoring (Q). Q depends on the number of moves, the number of correct and incorrect discoveries, the number of photos taken, etc [7].…”

“…Pobrane z czasopisma Annales AI-Informatica http://ai.annales.umcs.pl Data: 31/07/2020 20:46:01 U M C S It was noticed in [7] that there is a relationship between the results of exercises on the simulator and those of comprehensive tests such as IQ test and average mark if the candidate is a student. Therefore, validity of these two tests for initial selection of the candidates is firstly checked.…”

An Application of Expectation-Maximization for Model Verification

“…Mobile robots (mobots) are often used for exploring areas dangerous or not accessible for human being, and also for monitoring, watching and guarding [3][4][5][6][7][8]. When such an area changes dynamically (is devastated by uncontrolled forces, for example) then a mobot must be remotely controlled by a human operator.…”

“…The simulator uses computer generated graphics instead of real images that would be taken by the mobot in a real room. The task for the operator is to find all scene changes in limited time [3][4][5][6][7].…”

“…After the training, the best candidates are chosen. The selection procedure consists of the following steps [7]:…”