DocumentCode :
2532491
Title :
Improving emergency response and human- robotic performance
Author :
Gertman, David I. ; Bruemmer, David J. ; Hartley, R. Scott
Author_Institution :
Idaho National Laboratory, Idaho Falls, USA
fYear :
2007
fDate :
26-31 Aug. 2007
Firstpage :
334
Lastpage :
340
Abstract :
Preparedness for chemical, biological, and radiological/nuclear incidents at nuclear power plants (NPPs) includes the deployment of well trained emergency response teams. While teams are expected to do well, data from other domains suggests that the timeliness and accuracy associated with incident response can be improved through collaborative human-robotic interaction. Many incident response scenarios call for multiple, complex procedure-based activities performed by personnel wearing cumbersome personal protective equipment (PPE) and operating under high levels of stress and workload. While robotic assistance is postulated to reduce workload and exposure, limitations associated with communications and the robot’s ability to act independently have served to limit reliability and reduce our potential to exploit human -robotic interaction and efficacy of response. Recent work at the Idaho National Laboroaty (INL) on expanding robot capability has the potential to improve human-system response during disaster management and recovery. Specifically, increasing the range of higher level robot behaviors such as autonomous navigation and mapping, evolving new abstractions for sensor and control data, and developing metaphors for operator control have the potential to improve state-of-the-art in incident response. This paper discusses these issues and reports on experiments underway intelligence residing on the robot to enhance emergency response.
Keywords :
Chemicals; Collaborative work; Human robot interaction; Intelligent robots; Intelligent sensors; Personnel; Power generation; Protection; Robot sensing systems; Stress;
fLanguage :
English
Publisher :
ieee
Conference_Titel :
Human Factors and Power Plants and HPRCT 13th Annual Meeting, 2007 IEEE 8th
Conference_Location :
Monterey, CA, USA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0306-6
Electronic_ISBN :
978-1-4244-0306-6
Type :
conf
DOI :
10.1109/HFPP.2007.4413229
Filename :
4413229
Link To Document :
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