Towards predicting robot team performance

In this paper we develop a method for predicting the performance of human-robot teams consisting of a single user and multiple robots. To predict the performance of a team, we first measure the neglect tolerance and interface efficiency of the interaction schemes employed by the team. We then describe a method that shows how these measurements can be used to estimate the team's performance. We validate the performance prediction algorithm by comparing predictions to actual results when a user guides three robots in an exploration and goal-finding mission; comparisons are made for various system configurations.