arXiv:2604.21707cs.RO2026-04

研究无人机编队规模变化对操作员负荷的影响,发现规模减少后负荷仍居高不下。

Effects of Swarm Size Variability on Operator Workload

论文配图:Effects of Swarm Size Variability on Operator Workload
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  • 通过模拟编队规模增减,测试操作员主观负荷变化规律。
  • 小规模增加负荷低,小规模减少后负荷残留明显,大规模变化则引发认知重置。
  • 适用于动态人机协同系统设计,帮助避免操作员过载。

现实世界中人-蜂群团队的部署依赖于平衡操作员工作负荷,以发挥人类优势而不致过载。主要挑战在于蜂群规模常动态变化:因故障或重新部署,机器人可能加入或退出任务,导致工作负荷突变。理解此类变化如何影响人类负荷与表现,对稳健的人-蜂群交互设计至关重要。本文研究了蜂群规模变化的幅度与方向对操作员负荷的影响。基于负荷历史概念,验证三个假设:(1) 规模减少后负荷仍维持高位;(2) 小幅增加比大幅跃升更易管理;(3) 足够大的变化可覆盖前述效应,引发认知重置。通过两个实验(N=34)进行监测任务,使用不同规模的模拟无人机编队。在任务间调整编队规模,测量主观负荷相对于规模变化的关系。结果表明,客观表现对小规模变化基本不受影响,而主观负荷对变化方向和幅度敏感。小幅增加维持较低负荷,小幅减少导致负荷残留;大规模变化无论正负均削弱这些效应,提示存在重置响应。研究为动态人-蜂群系统中的编队规模过渡提供了可操作指导。

原文摘要 · Abstract (English)

Real-world deployments of human--swarm teams depend on balancing operator workload to leverage human strengths without inducing overload. A key challenge is that swarm size is often dynamic: robots may join or leave the mission due to failures or redeployment, causing abrupt workload fluctuations. Understanding how such changes affect human workload and performance is critical for robust human--swarm interaction design. This paper investigates how the magnitude and direction of changes in swarm size influence operator workload. Drawing on the concept of workload history, we test three hypotheses: (1) workload remains elevated following decreases in swarm size, (2) small increases are more manageable than large jumps, and (3) sufficiently large changes override these effects by inducing a cognitive reset. We conducted two studies (N = 34) using a monitoring task with simulated drone swarms of varying sizes. By varying the swarm size between episodes, we measured perceived workload relative to swarm size changes. Results show that objective performance is largely unaffected by small changes in swarm size, while subjective workload is sensitive to both change direction and magnitude. Small increases preserve lower workload, whereas small decreases leave workload elevated, indicating workload residue; large changes in either direction attenuate these effects, suggesting a reset response. These findings offer actionable guidance for managing swarm-size transitions to support operator workload in dynamic human--swarm systems.

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