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<17-Feb-2011>
feedback from users for GR1
User Analysis
Andy:
I think we have a single user class -- researchers in robotcs
Characteristics of user class:
- Mid-20s
- Well educated
- Highly motivated for research tasks
- Familiar with the specifics of their hardware and software
- Expert computer users
- Linux based systems (most users)
- Medium to heavy command line use
- Understand networking at a medium level
- Know what an IP address is
- May or may not know the difference between TCP, UDP, broadcast, etc
- Linux based systems (most users)
- Willing to dedicate large amounts of time to understanding robot dynamics, interactions, controls
- Too busy to dedicate large amounts of time to learning new interfaces unless use is immediately obvious
- Care a lot about delay on their systems
- Have used LCM before, likely have used lcm-spy (previous desktop interface)
- Work in 5-20 person labs
- Willing and able to ask for help
- Environment noise level varies
- One user operates a wind tunnel
- Another user operates a very loud air compressor
Sreeja:
Dimitar:
Task Analysis
Andy:
Sreeja:
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Domain Analysis
Andy:
Sreeja:
Dimitar: