See me, See me - An exploration in when and how drones should acknowledge a nearby person

Hansen, Simon ; Jensen, Brian Walther Skovgaard

4. term

Medialogy, Master

2017

2017-05-21

10

Hvordan kan droner vise, at de har bemærket en person? Vi undersøger, hvornår (ved hvilken afstand) og hvordan (med hvilke gestusser) droner bør kommunikere anerkendelse—altså et tydeligt signal om, at dronen har registreret personen eller vil kommunikere. Vi gennemførte tre studier: (1) målte de afstande, hvor folk ønsker, at en drone anerkender dem; (2) designede fire dronegestusser inspireret af menneskers ikke‑verbale signaler—nik, kast, blik—samt et fastvinget “wobble”-signal, og testede hvor godt de fremkalder anerkendelse; og (3) vurderede kombinationer af gestusser i et crowd-sourcet videostudie. Resultaterne viste, at i modsætning til fund fra menneske–robot-interaktion vil folk have, at droner anerkender dem tidligere. For legemlige gestusser øgede det oplevelsen af at blive anerkendt, når dronen blev drejet mod personen. Det peger på, at droner bør rette gestusser direkte mod den person, de vil anerkende, og gøre det tidligt.

How should drones show they have noticed a person? We examine when (at what distance) and how (with which gestures) drones should communicate acknowledgement—meaning a clear signal that the drone has noticed someone or intends to interact. We conducted three studies: (1) measured the distances at which people want a drone to acknowledge them; (2) designed four drone gestures inspired by human non‑verbal cues—nod, toss, gaze—and a fixed‑wing “wobble” signal—and tested how well they elicit acknowledgement; and (3) assessed combinations of gestures in a crowd‑sourced video study. Results showed that, unlike findings in human–robot interaction, people prefer drones to acknowledge them earlier. For embodied gestures, rotating the drone toward the intended recipient increased the feeling of being acknowledged. These findings suggest drones should direct gestures toward the specific person and signal early.

[This abstract was generated with the help of AI]

Drone ; UAV ; Quadcopter ; Online survey ; Acknowledgement ; Proxemics ; Embodied gesture

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