TY - JOUR
T1 - 2. UAV Human Factors
T2 - Operator Perspectives
AU - Pedersen, Harry K.
AU - Cooke, Nancy
AU - Pringle, Heather
AU - Connor, Olena
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - The Cognitive Engineering Research Institute's First Annual Human Factors of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Workshop, held on May 24-25, 2004 in Chandler Arizona, and Second Annual Human Factors of UAVs Workshop, held on May 25-26, 2005 in Mesa Arizona, brought to light many human factors issues regarding the technology and operation of UAVs. An integral part of the event was the involvement of military UAV operators from the U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army. The involvement of UAV operators in the workshops was valuable in linking developers and human factors researchers in the improvement of UAV systems and operations - a practice that is too often implemented only after a system is deployed and the problems are found. The experience of operators serves as a "user's account" of the issues and problems concerning the operation of UAVs. The fact that operators have had first hand experience in operating UAVs provides a unique perspective to the problem of identifying the most pressing human factors issues. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the perspectives of two UAV operators that helped to set the tone for the entire First Annual Human Factors of UAVs Workshop.
AB - The Cognitive Engineering Research Institute's First Annual Human Factors of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) Workshop, held on May 24-25, 2004 in Chandler Arizona, and Second Annual Human Factors of UAVs Workshop, held on May 25-26, 2005 in Mesa Arizona, brought to light many human factors issues regarding the technology and operation of UAVs. An integral part of the event was the involvement of military UAV operators from the U.S. Air Force (USAF), U.S. Navy, and U.S. Army. The involvement of UAV operators in the workshops was valuable in linking developers and human factors researchers in the improvement of UAV systems and operations - a practice that is too often implemented only after a system is deployed and the problems are found. The experience of operators serves as a "user's account" of the issues and problems concerning the operation of UAVs. The fact that operators have had first hand experience in operating UAVs provides a unique perspective to the problem of identifying the most pressing human factors issues. The purpose of this chapter is to highlight the perspectives of two UAV operators that helped to set the tone for the entire First Annual Human Factors of UAVs Workshop.
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U2 - 10.1016/S1479-3601(05)07002-5
DO - 10.1016/S1479-3601(05)07002-5
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33645840761
SN - 1479-3601
VL - 7
SP - 21
EP - 33
JO - Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research
JF - Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research
ER -