Human-Robot Interaction: Group Behavior Level

This paper describes a new approach to problem of humanrobot interaction for controlling behavior of robots group. A solving this problem is actual for providing teamwork of robots and other unmanned vehicles controlled in command and control manner. At group level of interaction, a human operator can define strategy and tactics of robot teamwork. It is proposed to use special multi-agent 3D game simulation environment (Basketball Server), which provides teamwork of basketball agents under control of the operator, in order to study principles of interaction for human operator and robot team. Using the environment, the operator can change strategy and tactics of team operatively using special agent and modules embedded into agent’s program, for interaction with a basketball agent. The environment has 3D visualization of game. This allows for defining effectiveness of individual and collective behaviors of the agents and their ability to solve complex tasks of attack and defense in basketball environment. Examples of realization and investigation of different tactics for teamwork are considered.