Evaluation of psycho-emotional status of robotic system operator in the Arctic

Abstract

The paper shows the algorithm to assess psycho-emotional status of robotic system operator in the Arctic. It is shown that modern direction of robotics development does not sufficiently take into account the peculiarities of operator work in polar conditions. As a result, the efficiency of operator work can be significantly reduced which may lead to accidents and disabling of robotic systems and, consequently, to an increase in the cost of operations. The paper shows the need for systematic monitoring of psycho-emotional operator status. Modern methods to assess psycho-emotional state of a person in extreme conditions are considered and the assessment by speech signal is shown to be the most appropriate one. At the same time, other methods to assess psycho-emotional status of a person, such as assessment of heart rate and electrical activity of the skin, as well as assessment of facial expressions and body movement, have features that limit their use to assess operator status in the Arctic. The approach to assess psycho-emotional status of a person in the Arctic based on two-dimensional model of emotional plane is proposed, the effectiveness of these models. The possibility of using the proposed method for evaluating the psycho-emotional state of the operator under the conditions of the Arctic.