Elizabeth S. Redden
DEVCOM Army Research Laboratory, United States Department of the Army
Papers
16
Total Citations
153
H-Index
7
About
Elizabeth S. Redden has built a distinguished research career at the intersection of human factors engineering, military robotics, and human-autonomy interaction. Working primarily with the U.S. Army Research Laboratory's Human Research and Engineering Directorate, she has made significant contributions to understanding how soldiers can effectively operate robotic systems in complex, real-world environments. Redden's most impactful work centers on the scalability and usability of robotic control interfaces, exploring how display size, controller design, and input modalities — including innovative speech-based control — affect operator performance and cognitive workload. Her research consistently involved hands-on experimentation with active-duty soldiers at installations like Fort Benning, Georgia, lending her findings strong operational relevance. Her 2011 and 2012 studies on soldier-robot teaming and robotic telepresence, each garnering 19 citations, reflect her focus on bridging laboratory science with battlefield application. Beyond interface design, Redden has examined progressive levels of robot autonomy and tactile feedback as means of reducing operator burden — work that anticipates today's growing emphasis on human-machine teaming. Her cumulative body of research, spanning training design, individual differences, and user experience, has meaningfully shaped military human factors research and informed the development of more intuitive, effective robotic systems for dismounted warfighters.
Research Focus
Key Achievements
Top Papers
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- 2Robotic Telepresence: Perception, Performance, and User Experience19 citations · 2012
- 3Robotic Displays for Dismounted Warfighters17 citations · 2011
- 4Scalability of Robotic Controllers: An Evaluation of Controller Options15 citations · 2008
- 5Intuitive Speech-based Robotic Control14 citations · 2010
- 6Scalability of Robotic Displays: Display Size Investigation9 citations · 2008
- 7A tactile option to reduce robot controller size8 citations · 2008
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