TY - BOOK AU - Memon, Muhammad Uzair AU - Supervisor : Dr Yasar Ayaz TI - Assesment of Cognitive Load in Augmented Reality Based Mobile Robot Navigation U1 - 629.8 PY - 2025/// CY - Islamabad : PB - SMME- NUST; KW - MS Robotics and Intelligent Machine Engineering N1 - Mobile robots are increasingly becoming integral to human-centered environments, ranging from industrial automation to assistive applications. As their role expands, ensuring effective and intuitive interaction with robots is essential, particularly for tasks in volving navigation in dynamic environments. This requires the development of advanced control mechanisms capable of controlling robots with high precision while simultaneously avoiding obstacles. Traditionally, teleoperation via remote control devices such as joysticks has served as the standard interface for navigation. However, these systems demand continuous mental focus, offer limited situational awareness due to indirect visual feedback, which contributes to a higher cognitive load. To address these challenges, Augmented Reality (AR) provides spatially immersive interfaces that enhance situational awareness by providing direct, intuitive visual understanding of the environment. In this research, we evaluate the cognitive load of AR integrated with Motion planning algorithm using the NASA Task Load Index (TLX) score. Experiments were conducted with participants from diverse technical and demographic backgrounds, comparing AR-based navigation with traditional teleoperation. The results demonstrated a 30.09% reduction in cognitive load when using AR compared to remote control. These findings suggest that AR-based systems improve ease of use and accessibility, making them valuable for assistive robotic applications UR - http://10.250.8.41:8080/xmlui/handle/123456789/54978 ER -