Human Factors in Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2016 ◽  
pp. 183-198
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Aircraft Systems

scholarly journals Human Factors Contributions to the Development of Standards for Displays of Unmanned Aircraft Systems in Support of Detect-and-Avoid

2020 ◽  
Vol 62 (4) ◽  
pp. 505-515 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kim-Phuong L. Vu ◽  
Robert Conrad Rorie ◽  
Lisa Fern ◽  
Robert Jay Shively
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Evidence Based ◽  
National Airspace System ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Human Systems Integration ◽  
High Level ◽  
Evidence Based Guidelines

Objective The aim is to provide a high-level synthesis of human factors research that contributed to the development of detect-and-avoid display requirements for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). Background The integration of UAS into the U.S. National Airspace System is a priority under the Federal Aviation Administration’s Modernization and Reform Act. For UAS to have routine access to the National Airspace System, UAS must have detect-and-avoid capabilities. One human factors challenge is to determine how to display information effectively to remote pilots for performing detect-and-avoid tasks. Method A high-level review of research informing the display requirements for UAS detect-and-avoid is provided. In addition, description of the contributions of human factors researchers in the writing of the requirements is highlighted. Results Findings from human-in-the-loop simulations are used to illustrate how evidence-based guidelines and requirements were established for the display of information to assist pilots in performing detect-and-avoid. Implications for human factors are discussed. Conclusion Human factors researchers and engineers made many contributions to generate the data used to justify the detect-and-avoid display requirements. Human factors researchers must continue to be involved in the development of standards to ensure that requirements are evidence-based and take into account human operator performance and human factors principles and guidelines. Application The research presented in this paper is relevant to the design of UAS, the writing of standards and requirements, and the work in human–systems integration.

Minimizing Human Factors Mishaps in Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2013 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Qaisar R. (“Raza”) Waraich ◽  
Thomas A. Mazzuchi ◽  
Shahram Sarkani ◽  
David F. Rico
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
General Purpose ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Ground Control ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Engineering Standards ◽  
General Purpose Computer ◽  
Aircraft System ◽  
Purpose Computer

Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) mishaps attributable to lack of attention to human factors/ergonomics (HF/E) science in their ground control stations (GCSes) are alarmingly high, and UAS-specific HF/E engineering standards are years away from development. The ANSI/HFES 100-2007 human factors standard is proposed as a specification for the design of UASes because of the similarity between general-purpose computer workstations and GCSes. Data were collected from 20 UASes to determine the applicability of commercial standards to GCS designs. Analysis shows that general-purpose computer workstations and UAS GCSes are up to 98% similar. Therefore, our findings suggest that the application of commercial human factors standards may be a good solution for minimizing UAS mishaps.

Human Factors Guidelines for Unmanned Aircraft Systems

2016 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 23-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Alan Hobbs ◽  
Beth Lyall
Keyword(s):  
Human Factors ◽  
Systematic Approach ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Aircraft Systems ◽  
Human Machine Interfaces ◽  
Unrestricted Access

The pilot control stations of some unmanned aircraft systems (UASs) have been plagued by poor human–machine interfaces. Human factors guidelines focused on the unique challenges of unmanned aviation will be essential if UASs are to gain unrestricted access to civil airspace. We present a systematic approach that can assist in the development and organization of human factors guidelines for UAS pilot control stations and other human–machine interfaces.

FLIGHT SAFETY OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS IN NON-SEGREGATED AIRSPACE

2011 ◽  
Vol 42 (6) ◽  
pp. 801-815 ◽  
Author(s):  
Boris Sergeevich Alyoshin ◽  
Valeriy Leonidovich Sukhanov ◽  
Vladimir Mikhaylovich Shibaev
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aircraft ◽  
Unmanned Aircraft Systems ◽  
Flight Safety ◽  
Aircraft Systems
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