A human interface system for the multi-agent robotic system

The paper describes the human interface system in the autonomous and decentralized multi-agent robotic system ACTRESS. The human interface system coordinates the interaction between the human operator and robotic agents, monitors system's activities and presents them do the operator. The operator can send commands to individual robotic agents or a group of agents through the human interface. He can also intervene in the system based on monitored system status if and when necessary. The human interface also acts as a window through which the robotic agents contact the operator for judgment and advice. The paper presents the architecture of the human interface system. The architecture was designed so as to allow the operator to interact with the system through consistent interface in the real environment and in the simulator environment, in which robotic agents' programs are developed.<<ETX>>

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