Mann, Graham - Murdoch University - School of Engineering and Information Technology

研究领域

I’m interested in all kinds of artificial intelligence as well as many aspects of cognitive psychology, but I’ve had to restrict myself to only a few sub-areas in which I can accomplish something. Conceptual models for natural language understanding. A long-time interest in and contributer to the literature on conceptual structures, especially for language comprehension, has stayed with me. I have built up an an elaborate software system based on conceptual graphs that can read paragraph- length texts, perform simple commonsense reasoning, and produce simple textual output. Recently, I have used this as the basis for experiments computing with and using language about emotions. Teleoperated field robots for maintenance tasks. Together with my research students, I have persued the idea that teleoperation of working field robots should give way to more and better automation if the machines are to reach their full potential. One experiment in the Applied AI Lab concerns the Corobot, a small wheeled machine which has been modified to allow it to serve as a test platform for our ideas about adjustable automation. These include the novel idea of ‘assigned responsibility’ in which a goal-accomplishment plan forms a shared representation of a task between a robot and its human operator and on which an explicit work contract clearly assigned responsibility for tasks between the human and automated functions within the robot. This implies a special new kind of interface which is designed to reduce mental stress and free the operator from the need for continuous supervision of the work. The Mascot is another field robot which which I have been developing for several years. This six-legger continues my interest in legged mobililty as an alternative to wheels, especially in very rugged terrain and of applying robots to the task of maintence at remote, difficult or dangerous work sites. There are a good many issues concerning the operation and practicality of such a machine and how well it can be remotely controlled, even before we come to the question of automating the machine so it can become more independent of direct human supervision.

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Mann, G., (2006),Design Construction and Test Operation of an Analog,In: Pressurised Planetary Exploration Vehicle, American Astronautical Society (Univelt, Inc.), pages 237 to 252. Mann, G., Persaud, R., Clarke, J., (2005),Expedition One: A Mars Analog Research Station 30-Day Mission,In: Martian Expedition Planning, American Astronautical Society (Univelt, Inc.), pages 53 to 89. Mann, G., Wood, N., Clarke, J., Piechocinski, S., Bamsey, M., Laing, J., (2005),Comparative Field Test of Pressured Rover Prototypes,In: Martian Expedition Planning, American Astronautical Society (Univelt, Inc.), pages 313 to 327. West, M., Clarke, J., Laing, J., Willson, D., Waldie, J., Murphy, G., Thomas, M., Mann, G., (2010), Testing technologies and strategies for exploration in Australian Mars analogues: A review, Planetary and Space Science, 58, 4, pages 658 - 670. Mann, G., Bernsteins, I., (2008), Digital television, personal video recorders and media, automation, data and entertainment convergence in the home, International Journal of Arts and Technology, 1, 2, pages 198 - 214. Mann, G., Wood, N., Clarke, J., Piechocinski, S., Laing, J., Bamsey, M., (2004), Comparative Field Test of Pressurised Rover, British Interplanetary Society Journal: the scientific space journal, 57, 1, pages 135 - 143. Mann, G., Clarke, J., Gostin, V., (2004), Surveying for mars Analogue Research Sites in the Central Australian Deserts, Australian Geographical Studies, 42, , pages 116 - 124. Mann, G., Wood, N., Clarke, J., Piechocinski, S., Bamsey, M., Laing, J., (2004), Comparative field tests of pressurised rover prototypes, British Interplanetary Society Journal: the scientific space journal, 57, , pages 975 - 979. Mann, G., Small, N., Lee, K., Clarke, J., Sheh, R., (2015),Standarized Field Testing of Assistant Robots in a Mars-Like Environment,In: Towards Autonomous Robotic Systems 2015. Lee, K., Small, N., Mann, G., (2015),Adaptive Planning for Distributed Systems using Goal Accomplishment Tracking,In: Australasian Symposium on Parallel and Distributed Computing (AusPDC 2015). Hobbs, S., Clarke, J., Mann, G., (2015),Field Testing Marsobot, a Mars Society Australia Robotics Project.,In: Australian Space Research Conference. Small, N., Mann, G., Lee, K., (2013),Goal Accomplishment Tracking for Automatic Supervision of Plan Execution,In: Australasian Conference on Robotics and Automation (ACRA). Mann, G., Small, N., (2012),Opportunities for Enhanced Robot Control Along the Adjustable Autonomy Scale,In: 5th International Human System Interaction Conference. Mann, G., Bhamik, A., (2011),A Hexapodal Robot for Maintenance Operations at a Future Mars Base,In: 11th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) (2011). Mann, G., (2010),A Machine That Daydreams,In: 2nd International Federation for Information Processing (IFIP) Entertainment Computing Symposium (ECS) (2010). Mann, G., (2008),Quantitative Evaluation of Human-Robot Options for Maintenance Tasks during Analogue Surface Operations,In: 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) (2008). Boddington, R., Hobbs, V., Mann, G., (2008),Validating digital evidence for legal argument,In: 6th Australian Digital Forensics Conference (2008). Clarke, J., Mann, G., Willson, D., (2008),Crewed Vehicles for Mars Exploration - A Potential User's Guide,In: 8th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) (2008). Mann, G., (2007),The Low Cost Manufacture of High Technology Machines,In: 7th Australian Mars Exploration Conference (AMEC) (2007). Mann, G., Bernsteins, I., (2007),Digital television, Personal Video Recorders and Convergence in the Australian Home,In: 2nd International Conference on Digital Interactive Media in Entertainment and Arts (DIMEA) (2007).