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7.1.1 Modeling Pilot Workload for Multi‐Aircraft Control of an Unmanned Aircraft System
Author(s) -
Schneider Michael,
McGrogan Jason,
Colombi John M.,
Miller Michael E.,
Long David S.
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
incose international symposium
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2334-5837
DOI - 10.1002/j.2334-5837.2011.tb01244.x
Subject(s) - workload , task (project management) , control (management) , aeronautics , computer science , simulation , architecture , engineering , systems engineering , operating system , artificial intelligence , art , visual arts
A demand for increased use of Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UASs) without commensurate increases in pilot manpower has created proposals for the concept of Multiple Aircraft Control (MAC). To understand the potential effect of such proposals, a workload model was developed from pedigreed system architecture which permits the prediction of the effects of MAC on individual pilot workload levels. Results indicate multiple critical factors that affect the implementation of MAC. Although the model suggests that pilots may experience relatively low workload when operating a single UAS during benign operations, workload builds rapidly when the pilot is required to operate three or more aircraft. The results of this model indicate the need for techniques and technology to reduce task and communications demands on UAS pilots to effectively implement MAC.