Master Thesis: Towards a Systematic Selection of Interaction Modalities in Human-Robot Collaboration

Institut

Lehrstuhl für Ergonomie (TUM-ED)

Typ

Masterarbeit /

Inhalt

experimentell / theoretisch / konstruktiv /  

Beschreibung

Background:

Multimodal interaction in human-robot collaboration is often studied in an explorative manner, with limited understanding of when and why a particular modality is suitable. This leads to the following question: Is it possible to establish generalizable mappings between task characteristics and interaction modalities? This thesis investigates whether certain task characteristics can systematically guide the selection of interaction modalities.

 

Task and Objectives:

• Literature research on human-machine interaction and task characteristics in human-robot collaboration
• Design and conduct a user study investigating interaction modalities in combination with different task characteristics
• Develop and implement suitable collaborative tasks and interaction concepts for the user study
• Evaluate effects of interaction modality on task performance and other user-centered metrics

Voraussetzungen

• Interest in human-robot interaction and experimental research
• Proficiency in data collection, statistical analysis and interpretation
• Motivation to develop and evaluate novel interaction concepts
• Programming skills (e.g. Python) are beneficial
• Good English and/or German language skills

If you are interested, please send an informal e-mail with a short motivation (3-4 sentences), your CV and a current overview of your grades to sarah.feigl@tum.de. I look forward to receiving your application!

Möglicher Beginn

sofort

Kontakt

Sarah Feigl, M.Sc.
Raum: MW 3305
sarah.feigltum.de

Ausschreibung