Interface design and usability analysis for a robotic telepresence platform

Sina Radmard; A. Jung Moon; Elizabeth A. Croft

doi:10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333643

Interface design and usability analysis for a robotic telepresence platform

Sina Radmard, A. Jung Moon, Elizabeth A. Croft

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Abstract

With the rise in popularity of robot-mediated teleconference (telepresence) systems, there is an increased demand for user interfaces that simplify control of the systems' mobility. This is especially true if the display/camera is to be controlled by users while remotely collaborating with another person. In this work, we compare the efficacy of a conventional keyboard and a non-contact, gesture-based, Leap interface in controlling the display/camera of a 7-DoF (degrees of freedom) telepresence platform for remote collaboration. Twenty subjects participated in our usability study where performance, ease of use, and workload were compared between the interfaces. While Leap allowed smoother and more continuous control of the platform, our results indicate that the keyboard provided superior performance in terms of task completion time, ease of use, and workload. We discuss the implications of novel interface designs for telepresence applications.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest
Publisher	IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Pages	511-516
Number of pages	6
Volume	2015-November
ISBN (Electronic)	9781467367042
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333643
Publication status	Published - 20 Nov 2015
Externally published	Yes
Event	IEEE/RSJ International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2015 - Kobe, Japan Duration: 31 Aug 2015 → 4 Sept 2015 Conference number: 24th https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7321996/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Conference	IEEE/RSJ International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2015
Abbreviated title	RO-MAN 2015
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Kobe
Period	31/08/15 → 4/09/15
Internet address	https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/xpl/conhome/7321996/proceeding (Proceedings)

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Radmard, S., Moon, A. J., & Croft, E. A. (2015). Interface design and usability analysis for a robotic telepresence platform. In RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest (Vol. 2015-November, pp. 511-516). Article 7333643 IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333643

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Radmard, S, Moon, AJ & Croft, EA 2015, Interface design and usability analysis for a robotic telepresence platform. in RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest. vol. 2015-November, 7333643, IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, pp. 511-516, IEEE/RSJ International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication 2015, Kobe, Japan, 31/08/15. https://doi.org/10.1109/ROMAN.2015.7333643

Interface design and usability analysis for a robotic telepresence platform. / Radmard, Sina; Moon, A. Jung; Croft, Elizabeth A.
RO-MAN 2015 - 24th IEEE International Symposium on Robot and Human Interactive Communication, Symposium Digest. Vol. 2015-November IEEE, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, 2015. p. 511-516 7333643.

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