Effects of Egocentric and Exocentric Supervisor Viewpoint Perspectives on Motion Plan Legibility and Decision Support in Automated Spacecraft Docking Maneuvers

Hannah Larson, Leia Stirling, Mechanical Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Industrial and Operations Engineering Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Robotics Department, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor

Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society

Published online on July 02, 2026

Abstract

Human Factors, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveThis work analyzes the influence of egocentric versus exocentric viewpoint on the ability of a human supervisor to appropriately takeover or handoff manual control during a spacecraft’s automated rendezvous and docking (ARD) motion.Background...