Human Factors Implications of Unmanned Aircraft Accidents: Flight-Control Problems

Abstract

This research focuses on three types of flight control problems associated with unmanned aircraft systems. The three flight control problems are: 1) external pilot difficulties with inconsistent mapping of the controls to the movement of the aircraft; 2) difficulties associated with the transfer of control from one control location to another during the flight; and 3) problems associated the automation of flight control. Specific accidents associated with each type of control problem are given as examples. The accidents involve several different aircraft systems that are currently in use. Solutions for each type of control problem are offered.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA460892

Entities

People

  • Kevin W. Williams

Organizations

  • Federal Aviation Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Automatic Pilots
  • Aviation Accidents
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Governments
  • Ground Control Stations
  • United States
  • United States Government
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Unmanned Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Autonomy - Autonomous System Control
  • Autonomy - Human-Robot Interaction