Comprehensive Evaluation of Explanation Types in a Spaceflight-Relevant Human–Autonomy Teaming Task

Mark Boyer, Adrian Robinson, Torin K. Clark, Zachary Sunberg, Department of Aerospace Engineering, University of Colorado-Boulder

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

Published online on June 06, 2026

Abstract

Human Factors, Ahead of Print.
ObjectiveThis study evaluates how explanation type in an explainable AI (XAI) human–autonomy teaming (HAT) task affects performance, workload, trust, situation awareness (SA), and preference in a dynamic, spaceflight-relevant simulator. Second, we ...