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An Analysis of Heterogeneity in Futuristic Unmanned Vehicle Systems
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2007)Recent studies have shown that with appropriate operator decision support and with enough automation aboard unmanned vehicles, inverting the multiple operators to single-vehicle control paradigm is possible. These studies, ... -
An Analysis of Information Complexity in Air Traffic Control Human Machine Interaction
(HAL Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2006)This thesis proposes, develops and validates a methodology to quantify the complexity of air traffic control (ATC) human-machine interaction (HMI). Within this context, complexity is defined as the minimum amount of ... -
Assessing Operator Strategies for Real-time Replanning of Multiple Unmanned Vehicles
(Intelligent Decision Technologies, 2012)Future unmanned vehicles systems will invert the operator-to-vehicle ratio so that one operator controls a decentralized network of heterogeneous unmanned vehicles. This study examines the impact of allowing an operator ... -
Assessing the Impact of Auditory Peripheral Displays for UAV Operators
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2007)A future implementation of unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operations is having a single operator control multiple UAVs. The research presented here explores possible avenues of enhancing audio cues of UAV interfaces ... -
Assessing the Impact of Haptic Peripheral Displays for UAV Operators
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2008)Objectives: A pilot study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of continuous haptic peripheral displays in supporting multiple UAV supervisory control. Background: Previous research shows that continuous ... -
Assisting Interruption Recovery in Mission Control Operations
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2007)Frequent interruptions are commonplace in modern work environments. The negative impacts of interruptions are well documented and include increased task completion and error rates in individual task activities, as ... -
Audio Decision Support for Supervisory Control of Unmanned Vehicles : Literature Review
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2006)Purpose of this literature review: To survey scholarly articles, books and other sources (dissertations, conference proceedings) relevant to the use of the audio supervisory control of unmanned vehicles. -
Auditory Decision Aiding in Supervisory Control of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(Human Factors: The Journal of the Human Factors and Ergonomics, 2009)This paper investigates the effectiveness of sonification, continuous auditory alert mapped to the state of a monitored task, in supporting unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) supervisory control. Background: UAV supervisory ... -
Automation and Accountability in Decision Support System Interface Design
(Journal of Technology Studies, 2006)When the human element is introduced into decision support system design, entirely new layers of social and ethical issues emerge but are not always recognized as such. This paper discusses those ethical and social impact ... -
Automation Architecture for Single Operator, Multiple UAV Command and Control,
(The International Command and Control Journal, 2007)In light of the Office of the Secretary Defense’s Roadmap for unmanned aircraft systems (UASs), there is a critical need for research examining human interaction with heterogeneous unmanned vehicles. The OSD Roadmap clearly ... -
Boredom and Distraction in Multiple Unmanned Vehicle Supervisory Control
(Interacting with Computers, 2013)Operators currently controlling Unmanned Aerial Vehicles report significant boredom, and such systems will likely become more automated in the future. Similar problems are found in process control, commercial aviation, and ... -
Cognitive Task Analysis for the LCS Operator
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2006)The following Tables and Figures detail the cognitive task analysis (CTA) performed to determine the information requirements needed to support a single operator located aboard the futuristic Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). ... -
Collaborative Exploration with a Micro Aerial Vehicle: A Novel Interaction Method for Controlling a MAV with a Hand-Held Device
(Advances in Human-Computer Interaction, 2012)In order to collaboratively explore an environment with a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), an operator needs a mobile interface, which can support the operator’s divided attention. To this end, we developed the Micro Aerial ... -
Comparing the Performance of Expert User Heuristics and an Integer Linear Program in Aircraft Carrier Deck Operations
(IEEE Transactions, 2013-08)Planning operations across a number of domains can be considered as resource allocation problems with timing constraints. An unexplored instance of such a problem domain is the aircraft carrier flight deck, where, in current ... -
Conceptual Human-System Interface Design for a Lunar Access Vehicle
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2005)In support of the vision for humans to establish a large scale, economically viable, permanent human settlement on the Moon within the next 25 years (Space Frontier Foundation, 2005), the next generation lunar landing ... -
Decision Support Design for Workload Mitigation in Human Supervisory Control of Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2006)As UAVs become increasingly autonomous, the multiple personnel currently required to operate a single UAV may eventually be superseded by a single operator concurrently managing multiple UAVs. Instead of lower-level tasks ... -
Design and Evaluation of Path Planning Decision Support for Planetary Surface Exploration
(Journal of Aerospace Computing, 2008)Human intent is an integral part of real-time path planning and re-planning, thus any decision aiding system must support human-automation interaction. The appropriate balance between humans and automation for this task ... -
Design Methodology for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) Team Coordination
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2007)Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (UAV) systems, despite having no onboard human pilots, currently require extensive human involvement to accomplish successful mission operations. Further, successful operations also require ... -
Designing Decision and Collaboration Support Technology for Operators in Multi-UAV Operations Teams
(MIT Humans and Automation Laboratory, 2007)Effective team collaboration and timely decision-making significantly influence the outcome of time-sensitive military operations. The increasing complexity introduced by the recent move towards network centric operations ... -
Developing Lunar Landing Vehicle Display Requirements through Content Analysis of Apollo Lunar Landing Voice Communications
(International Journal of Aviation Psychology, 2008)The lengthy period since the Apollo landings limits present-day engineers attempting to draw from the experiences of veteran Apollo engineers and astronauts in the design of a new lunar lander. In order to circumvent these ...