Investigation of Haptic Feedback to Improve Spatial and Aircraft State Awareness of Unmanned Aircraft System Pilots

Abstract The design of unmanned aircraft system (UAS) control stations was initially based on an aircraft cockpit. It was to make them familiar to the pilots of manned aircraft who were originally chosen to operate them. However, since a UAS pilot is not aboard the aircraft, all the information related to the system must be […]

UAS Mishaps and Human Factors

As with any technology that rapidly proliferates such as unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), the mishap and accident rate can appear to be rather high. They can be corrected and reduced through training and the refinement of the control interface with the identification of the human factors issues that are the most probable cause. It is […]

Aviation Decision Making for UAS

Decision making for unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) is similar to manned aircraft but the consequences of the actions are different as the operator is not aboard the craft. This requires more forethought by the pilot and to ensure they do not intentionally violate any of the rules required for operating a UAS. The most significant […]