Team Interaction Strategies for Human–Autonomy Teaming in Next Generation Combat Vehicles

Abstract

The current study focuses on improving team effectiveness in Next Generation Combat Vehicles (NGCVs) that combine humans, intelligent agents, and unmanned assets working together toward common goals, “teaming”, through the development of interaction strategies for this future contextual domain. Twenty interaction strategies were derived from three objectives to account for system changes anticipated from the introduction of NGCVs. In particular, consideration is given for improving awareness of team members, maintaining flexible coordination, and working within the constraints of the new environment. Future work should focus on validating the strategies and the implementation of strategies into NGCV design.