Operator Testing on Dual-Hoist Cranes Moving Triangular Payloads

2015 ◽  
Author(s):  
Caroline Rhee ◽  
Alexander S. Miller ◽  
William Singhose
Keyword(s):  
Completion Time ◽  
Operating Conditions ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Input Shaping ◽  
Bridge Crane ◽  
Complex Dynamic ◽  
Safety Hazards ◽  
Operator Training ◽  
Oscillation Control ◽  
Time Required

Certain heavy-lifting applications require the coordinated movement of multiple cranes. Such tasks dramatically increase the complexity of crane operation, especially when the payload has a non-uniform shape. Therefore, controlling such a complex dynamic system requires skilled operators. However, even with extensive operator training, manipulating a crane with a large payload is difficult and presents serious safety hazards. This paper studies the dynamic behavior of a dual-hoist bridge crane moving triangular payloads. Test subjects used a wireless controller to move a dual-hoist crane with a triangular payload. They drove the payload through an obstacle course under various operating conditions. The time required to complete the course and the operator effort were recorded. Test runs were completed with and without input-shaping oscillation control. The result shows that using input-shaping oscillation control significantly reduces not only the task completion time but also the number of button pushes.

scholarly journals P.118 Excalibur, a novel haptic hand-controller for robot-assisted microsurgery

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (s1) ◽  
pp. S44-S45
Author(s):  
M de Lotbiniere-Bassett ◽  
S Choi ◽  
S Lama ◽  
GR Sutherland ◽  
H Hoshyarman
Keyword(s):  
Repeated Measures ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Force Feedback ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Robot Assisted ◽  
Surgical Performance ◽  
Task Completion Time ◽  
Training Time ◽  
Realistic Force ◽  
Time Required

Background: For robot-assisted telesurgery, the workstation, in particular the haptic handcontroller itself a robot, is paramount to the performance of surgery. Based on the requirements for microsurgery, a novel haptic handcontroller Excalibur has been developed. Methods: Thirty-two surgeons performed a peg-in-hole task (simulating micromanipulation) with Excalibur and two commercially available handcontrollers (Sigma 7 and PHANToM Premium 3.0). A modified Kuka endeffector with bipolar forceps, and Leica microscope completed the remote robotic site. Comparisons were made based on training time, task completion time and number of errors. All participants completed a questionnaire. Results: Repeated measures ANOVA demonstrated significance for task completion time (p=0.004), training time (p=0.021) and number of errors (p=0.004). Surgeons were faster with Excalibur (72s) than with Sigma (96s,p=0.005) and PHANToM (96s,p=0.036). Training time was shorter with Excalibur than with PHANToM (210s vs 310s,p=0.013), and users made fewer errors (0.7 vs 2.1,p=0.008). Training time required for Sigma (285s) and the number of errors (1.3) were not significant. The surgeons found Excalibur smoother, more comfortable, less tiring and easier to maneuver, with more realistic force feedback and superior movement fidelity. Conclusions: Surgical performance was superior with Excalibur compared to the other handcontrollers. This may reflect the microsurgical requirements and unique design architecture of Excalibur.

Reducing Overshoot in Human-Operated Flexible Systems

2010 ◽  
Vol 133 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua Vaughan ◽  
Paul Jurek ◽  
William Singhose
Keyword(s):  
Additional Constraint ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Input Shaping ◽  
Bridge Crane ◽  
New Class ◽  
Input Shaper ◽  
Theoretical Predictions ◽  
Acceleration And Deceleration ◽  
Improved Performance ◽  
Performance Results

Input shaping accomplishes vibration reduction by slightly increasing the acceleration and deceleration periods of the command. The increase in the deceleration period can lead to system overshoot. This paper presents a new class of reduced-overtravel input shapers that are designed to reduce shaper-induced overtravel from human-operator commands. During the development of these new shapers, an expression for shaper-induced overtravel is introduced. This expression is used as an additional constraint in the input-shaper design process to generate the reduced-overtravel shapers. Experiments from a portable bridge crane verify the theoretical predictions of improved performance. Results from a study of eight industrial bridge crane operators indicate that utilizing the new reduced-overtravel input shapers dramatically reduces task completion time, while also improving positioning accuracy.

The Effects of Language Barriers and Time Constraints on Online Learning Performance: An Eye-Tracking Study

2021 ◽  
pp. 001872082110109
Author(s):  
Auður Anna Jónsdóttir ◽  
Ziho Kang ◽  
Tianchen Sun ◽  
Saptarshi Mandal ◽  
Ji-Eun Kim
Keyword(s):  
Online Learning ◽  
Eye Movement ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Language Use ◽  
Time Pressure ◽  
Time Constraints ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Esl Students ◽  
Task Completion Time ◽  
Eye Fixation

Objective The goal of this study is to model the effect of language use and time pressure on English as a first language (EFL) and English as a second language (ESL) students by measuring their eye movements in an on-screen, self-directed learning environment. Background Online learning is becoming integrated into learners’ daily lives due to the flexibility in scheduling and location that it offers. However, in many cases, the online learners often have no interaction with one another or their instructors, making it difficult to determine how the learners are reading the materials and whether they are learning effectively. Furthermore, online learning may pose challenges to those who face language barriers or are under time pressure. Method The effects of two factors, language use (EFL vs. ESL) and time constraints (high vs. low time pressure), were investigated during the presentation of online materials. The effects were analyzed based on eye movement measures (eye fixation rate—the total number of eye fixations divided by the task duration and gaze entropy) and behavioral measures (correct rate and task completion time). Results The results show that the ESL students had higher eye fixation rates and longer task completion times than the EFL students. Moreover, high time pressure resulted in high fixation rates, short task completion time, low correct rates, and high gaze entropy. Conclusion and Application The results suggest the possibility of using unobtrusive eye movement measures to develop ways to better assist those who struggle with learning in the online environment.

Augmented Reality Procedure Assistance System for Operator Training and Simulation

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1176-1180
Author(s):  
Eugene Hayden ◽  
Kang Wang ◽  
Chengjie Wu ◽  
Shi Cao
Keyword(s):  
Augmented Reality ◽  
Situation Awareness ◽  
Mental Workload ◽  
Field Of View ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Operator Training ◽  
Head Mounted Display ◽  
Subject Design ◽  
Procedural Tasks ◽  
Speed Accuracy

This study explores the design, implementation, and evaluation of an Augmented Reality (AR) prototype that assists novice operators in performing procedural tasks in simulator environments. The prototype uses an optical see-through head-mounted display (OST HMD) in conjunction with a simulator display to supplement sequences of interactive visual and attention-guiding cues to the operator’s field of view. We used a 2x2 within-subject design to test two conditions: with/without AR-cues, each condition had a voice assistant and two procedural tasks (preflight and landing). An experiment examined twenty-six novice operators. The results demonstrated that augmented reality had benefits in terms of improved situation awareness and accuracy, however, it yielded longer task completion time by creating a speed-accuracy trade-off effect in favour of accuracy. No significant effect on mental workload is found. The results suggest that augmented reality systems have the potential to be used by a wider audience of operators.

Correlation Between Gestures’ Qualitative Properties and Usa- bility metrics

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 726-730
Author(s):  
Daniela Chanci ◽  
Naveen Madapana ◽  
Glebys Gonzalez ◽  
Juan Wachs
Keyword(s):  
Linear Regression ◽  
User Satisfaction ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
User Study ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Time Error ◽  
Qualitative Properties ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
Overall Efficiency ◽  
Usability Metrics

The choice of best gestures and commands for touchless interfaces is a critical step that determines the user- satisfaction and overall efficiency of surgeon computer interaction. In this regard, usability metrics such as task completion time, error rate, and memorability have a long-standing as potential entities in determining the best gesture vocabulary. In addition, some previous works concerned with this problem have utilized qualitative measures to identify the best gesture. In this work, we hypothesize that there is a correlation between the qualitative properties of gestures (v) and their usability metrics (u). Therefore, we conducted an experiment with linguists to quantify the properties of the gestures. Next, a user study was conducted with surgeons, and the usability metrics were measured. Lastly, linear and non-linear regression techniques were used to find the correlations between u and v. Results show that usability metrics are correlated with the gestures’ qualitative properties ( R2 = 0.4).

scholarly journals Bandwidth-Aware Rescheduling Mechanism in SDN-Based Data Center Networks

Electronics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (15) ◽  
pp. 1774
Author(s):  
Ming-Chin Chuang ◽  
Chia-Cheng Yen ◽  
Chia-Jui Hung
Keyword(s):  
Data Center ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Network Performance ◽  
Data Locality ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Data Center Networks ◽  
Task Completion Time ◽  
Data Packets ◽  
Network Bandwidth ◽  
Data Process

Recently, with the increase in network bandwidth, various cloud computing applications have become popular. A large number of network data packets will be generated in such a network. However, most existing network architectures cannot effectively handle big data, thereby necessitating an efficient mechanism to reduce task completion time when large amounts of data are processed in data center networks. Unfortunately, achieving the minimum task completion time in the Hadoop system is an NP-complete problem. Although many studies have proposed schemes for improving network performance, they have shortcomings that degrade their performance. For this reason, in this study, we propose a centralized solution, called the bandwidth-aware rescheduling (BARE) mechanism for software-defined network (SDN)-based data center networks. BARE improves network performance by employing a prefetching mechanism and a centralized network monitor to collect global information, sorting out the locality data process, splitting tasks, and executing a rescheduling mechanism with a scheduler to reduce task completion time. Finally, we used simulations to demonstrate our scheme’s effectiveness. Simulation results show that our scheme outperforms other existing schemes in terms of task completion time and the ratio of data locality.

Post-Render Warp with Late Input Sampling Improves Aiming Under High Latency Conditions

2020 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-18
Author(s):  
Joohwan Kim ◽  
Pyarelal Knowles ◽  
Josef Spjut ◽  
Ben Boudaoud ◽  
Morgan Mcguire
Keyword(s):  
Task Performance ◽  
Completion Time ◽  
Source Code ◽  
Experimental Methodology ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Controlled Environment ◽  
Content Creation ◽  
Remote Rendering ◽  
Streaming Services ◽  
Robotic Teleoperation

End-to-end latency in remote-rendering systems can reduce user task performance. This notably includes aiming tasks on game streaming services, which are presently below the standards of competitive first-person desktop gaming. We evaluate the latency-induced penalty on task completion time in a controlled environment and show that it can be significantly mitigated by adopting and modifying image and simulation-warping techniques from virtual reality, eliminating up to 80% of the penalty from 80 ms of added latency. This has potential to enable remote rendering for esports and increase the effectiveness of remote-rendered content creation and robotic teleoperation. We provide full experimental methodology, analysis, implementation details, and source code.

scholarly journals The Impact of Notification Modality and Ambient Sound on Users’ Mobile Interaction

Symmetry ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 395
Author(s):  
Chien-Hsiung Chen ◽  
Miao Huang
Keyword(s):  
Completion Time ◽  
Sampling Method ◽  
Sound Level ◽  
Task Completion ◽  
Maze Task ◽  
Task Completion Time ◽  
Mobile Interaction ◽  
Ambient Sound ◽  
Convenience Sampling ◽  
The Impact

This study investigated the impacts of different notification modalities used in low and high ambient sound environments for mobile phone interaction. Three different notification modalities—Shaking Visual, Shaking Visual + Vibration, and Vibration—were designed and experimentally tested by asking users to conduct a maze task. A total of 72 participants were invited to take part in the experiment through the convenience sampling method. The generated results indicated that (1) the notification modality affects participants’ task completion time, (2) the error rate pertinent to the number of notifications is positively related to the participants’ task completion time, and (3) the ambient sound level and notification modalities impact the overall experience of the participants. The main contributions of this study are twofold. First, it verifies that the multi-dimensional feature of a Shaking Visual + Vibration synesthesia notification design is implementable. Second, this study demonstrated that the synesthesia notification could be feasible for mobile notification, and it was more perceptible by the users.

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