Validating the Search and Rescue Game Environment as a robot simulator by performing a simulated anomaly detection task

Craighead, J.; Gutiérrez, Raquel Lázaro; Burke, Jennifer; Murphy, Robin R.

doi:10.1109/iros.2008.4650746

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“…The simulation was developed as part of the Search and Rescue Game Environment (SARGE), an open source training game for search and rescue robot operators [20,21]. SARGE was created using the Unity game engine, which allows game creators to publish both stand-alone and web-based games.…”

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Responses to robot social roles and social role framing

Groom

Srinivasan

Bethel

et al. 2011

2011 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS)

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Promoting dependents' perceptions of point-of-injury care robots as social actors may elicit feelings of companionship and diminish stress. However, numerous rescuers may control these robots and communicate with dependents through the robot, creating communication and interaction challenges that may be best addressed by creating a pure medium robot expressing no social identity. In addition, setting dependents' expectations regarding the robot's social role may improve perceptions of the robot and trust in the robot's suggestions. In a 3 (role: pure medium vs. social medium vs. social actor) x 2 (framing: framed vs. unframed) between-participants design, participants interacted with a simulation of a robot in a search and rescue context (N=84). Robot social behavior decreased participants' fear, yet made participants feel more isolated. Framing generated increased trust in the robot. Implications for the theory and design of robots and human-robot interaction are discussed.

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Responses to robot social roles and social role framing

Groom

Srinivasan

Bethel

et al. 2011

2011 International Conference on Collaboration Technologies and Systems (CTS)

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“…The SARGE multiplayer robot simulation game [12], [13] was used to train the participants in the operation of an Inuktun Extreme VGTV for search tasks. Twenty-five volunteers participated in the training sessions which took on average one hour per group of participants.…”

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Using fractal dimension to assess robot operator search skill

Craighead

2009

2009 IEEE International Workshop on Safety, Security &Amp; Rescue Robotics (SSRR 2009)

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This paper discusses a new real-time fractal path analysis (RTFPA) algorithm and its use in training robot operators. Twenty-five volunteers participated in an experiment to evaluate the use of the RTFPA algorithm as a metric for robot operator search skill. The algorithm was used to estimate the fractal dimension of a path taken by a simulated, teleoperated Inuktun Extreme VGTV within a game-based training environment. The results show that within the sample population there exists a curvilinear relationship between fractal dimension and score. This relationship seems to indicate that when used along with score, fractal dimension can be used as a measure of an operator's search strategy and ability to maintain situational awareness. An additional analysis confirms the results of prior work showing that there is no evidence of a relationship between fractal dimension and task completion time.

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“…Gazebo uses the Open Dynamics Engine (ODE) which provides high fidelity physics simulation [11] It also has the ability to use the Bullet Physics engine [12].…”

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“…Unity was chosen as the game engine it was less buggy than the Unreal engine and because it proved a better option for physics simulations, PhysX. PhysX provides a higher level of fidelity in physics simulations [28]. SARGE currently only supports Windows and Mac platforms though it is still under active development.…”

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“…The terrains themselves can be generated in the Unity development environment by manually placing three-dimensional models of building and other structures on images of real terrain from Google Earth [29]. Once a point in the virtual terrain is referenced to a GPS coordinate from Google Earth, the GPS sensor can be used [28]. This shows that while terrains and robots can be created in SARGE itself, external programs may be needed to set up a full simulation.…”

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Survey of popular robotics simulators, frameworks, and toolkits

Harris

Conrad

2011

2011 Proceedings of IEEE Southeastcon

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Robotic simulators, frameworks, and related toolkits are very important in today's research community. The need to accurately simulate movements, algorithms, and interactions with the real world is quickly becoming a major research focus as humans and robots interact in more situations and differently than ever before. This is a survey of popular robotics simulators and some of the main frameworks and toolkits that are used to help bring robotics simulations to a one-to-one relationship with real-world interaction.

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Validating the Search and Rescue Game Environment as a robot simulator by performing a simulated anomaly detection task

Cited by 15 publications

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Responses to robot social roles and social role framing

Responses to robot social roles and social role framing

Using fractal dimension to assess robot operator search skill

Survey of popular robotics simulators, frameworks, and toolkits

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