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Remoted Bulldozer for Training and Human Factors Evaluation (ROBODOZER)
Head: Hagen Schempf
Contact: Hagen Schempf (hagen@rec.ri.cmu.edu (Currently On Leave))
Mailing address:
Carnegie Mellon University
Robotics Institute
5000 Forbes Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15213
A remoted Caterpillar D4 bulldozer, interfaced to the ROBOCON system. The goal will be to use the platform as a heavy earthmoving system to train IUOE operators and to experiment with human factors parameters to optimize human performance. The ultimate goal is to compare the performance of a human operator sitting in the same machine to that of a remotely-located operator with simple visual and numeric feedback, motion-platform chair, etc.