Identifying Human Factors Research for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility
Publication Date
1-1-2024
Document Type
Conference Proceeding
Publication Title
AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings
DOI
10.1109/DASC62030.2024.10748711
Abstract
This paper identifies some of the key human factors (HF) challenges when integrating Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) into the civil airspace. Unique HF considerations - those which are derived from the key differentiating aspects of UAS/AAM compared to conventional aviation - are the primary basis for identifying HF research opportunities. By identifying what makes UAS and AAM fundamentally different from conventional aviation, from a human integration perspective, HF research can be targeted to effectively inform best practices, standards, policy, guidance, and regulations associated with aircraft and air traffic systems and operations. HF research areas are discussed within the following topic areas: Sustained low-altitude operations; loss of natural sensing; novel aircraft; novel operations; link management and lost link; link performance; distributed pilot teams; and increased automation. The identified research descriptions are intended to serve as illustrative examples of what research is fundamental, and why. They are not intended to prescribe, prioritize or exclude research.
Keywords
AAM, advanced air mobility, automation, autonomy, drone, HSI, human factors, human-system integration, remotely piloted aircraft systems, RPAS, UAS, unmanned aircraft systems
Department
Research Foundation
Recommended Citation
William N. Kaliardos, Jon Holbrook, and Alan Hobbs. "Identifying Human Factors Research for Unmanned Aircraft Systems and Advanced Air Mobility" AIAA/IEEE Digital Avionics Systems Conference - Proceedings (2024). https://doi.org/10.1109/DASC62030.2024.10748711
