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Game controllers offer superior usability for controlling unmanned vehicles, showing fewer errors and lower workload compared to joysticks and keyboards, even after training.

Keywords:

compensatory tracking game controllers human–computer interaction input devices joysticks

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Robotics and Automation
Usability Engineering

Background:

Game controllers are increasingly used for manual control of unmanned vehicles.
Limited research exists on the usability of game controllers for this application.

Purpose of the Study:

To compare the usability of an Xbox 360 game controller against traditional joystick and keyboard interfaces.
To evaluate performance, usability, and workload in a dual-task scenario.

Main Methods:

Two experiments were conducted using the MATB II dual-task simulation.
Participants controlled unmanned vehicles using a game controller, joystick, or keyboard.
User performance, subjective usability, and workload were measured.

Main Results:

The game controller resulted in fewer tracking errors compared to joystick and keyboard.
Even after user training, the game controller maintained superior performance.
The game controller was rated higher for usability and lower for workload.

Conclusions:

Game controllers are highly usable input devices for complex control tasks.
Their operation does not necessitate a high mental workload.
This makes them a suitable alternative to traditional interfaces for unmanned vehicle control.