How to cooperate with Intelligent Machines: lessons for defence operations from the integration of AI and robotics across multiple domains

In the early years of Artificial Intelligence (AI) research, scientists envisioned AI as embodied in a robot. Since then, the fields of AI and robotics diverged and mostly developed separately. Thanks to rapid developments and recent scientific breakthroughs in both fields, there are many upcoming applications where the integration of AI and...

Situated cognitive engineering for crew support in space

Space crews are in need for excellent cognitive support to perform nominal and off-nominal actions. This paper presents a coherent cognitive engineering methodology for the design of such support, which may be used to establish adequate usability, context-specific support that is integrated into astronaut's task performance and/or electronic...

Cognitive engineering for long duration missions: Human-machine collaboration on the moon and mars

For manned long-duration missions to the Moon and Mars, there is a need for a Mission Execution Crew Assistant (MECA) that empowers the cognitive capacities of human-machine teams during planetary exploration missions in order to cope autonomously with unexpected, complex and potentially hazardous situations. MECA requirements are being derived...