A novel training and collaboration integrated framework for human-agent teleoperation.
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Human operators have the trend of increasing physical and mental workloads when performing teleoperation tasks in uncertain and dynamic environments. In addition, their performances are influenced by subjective factors, potentially leading to operational errors or task failure. Although agent-based methods offer a promising solution to the above problems, the human experience and intelligence are necessary for teleoperation scenarios. In this paper, a truncated quantile critics reinforcement learning-based integrated framework is proposed for human-agent teleoperation that encompasses training, assessment and agent-based arbitration. The proposed framework allows for an expert training agent, a bilateral training and cooperation process to realize the co-optimization of agent and human. It can provide efficient and quantifiable training feedback. Experiments have been conducted to train subjects with the developed algorithm. The performances of human-human and human-agent cooperation modes are also compared. The results have shown that subjects can complete the tasks of reaching and picking and placing with the assistance of an agent in a shorter operational time, with a higher success rate and less workload than human-human cooperation.
Date Issued
2021-12-14
Date Acceptance
2021-12-11
Citation
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland), 2021, 21 (24), pp.1-15
ISSN
1424-8220
Publisher
MDPI AG
Start Page
1
End Page
15
Journal / Book Title
Sensors (Basel, Switzerland)
Volume
21
Issue
24
Copyright Statement
© 2021 by the authors.
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
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Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
This article is an open access article
distributed under the terms and
conditions of the Creative Commons
Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34960435
PII: s21248341
Grant Number
EP/P012779/1
Subjects
human–agent interaction
reinforcement learning
teleoperation
Algorithms
Feedback
Humans
Learning
Robotics
User-Computer Interface
Publication Status
Published
Coverage Spatial
Switzerland
Date Publish Online
2021-12-14