We propose to develop a Visual Intelligent Robot Performance Monitor (VIRPM) that will help crew members maintain situation awareness of robot performance more effectively. VIRPM will provide intelligent assistance to crew members by detecting topical data that suggest possible problems (causes and effects), gathering additional topical data that provides supporting or rebutting evidence for each problem, and presenting routine and topical data graphically that enable crew members to quickly understand the situation. During Phase 1, we will specify intelligent data monitoring, analysis, and visualization requirements, create a high-level system design of the monitoring, analysis, and visualization software, and develop a software prototype that demonstrates the utility and feasibility of our approach.
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