Aerial Command and Control of Unmanned Aircraft Systems

Abstract

The benefits provided by teaming unmanned aerial systems (UAS) with active in-flight crewmembers suggest research should be conducted on the practicality of this pairing. This study was conducted to examine two issues: the flight performance of a simulated UAS flight piloted within a UH-60, and the potential for motion sickness when piloting the UAS within the UH-60. UAS flight conditions consisted of a training (lecture) session, within a grounded UH-60, within a flying UH-60 with unobstructed windows, and within a flying UH-60 with obstructed windows. Being within an in-flight UH-60 resulted in little negative UAS flight controller performance, but did lead to increased motion sickness, especially during vigorous flight conditions. Results suggest that further research is necessary concerning the issue of motion sickness prior to implementing UAS operation within an in-flight UH-60.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA533728

Entities

People

  • Andreas Hitzig
  • Heber Jones
  • Jeremy Athy
  • John Ramiccio
  • Jonathan Hewett
  • Navdeep Saini
  • Stephanie Moon

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Flight Simulators
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Ground Control Stations
  • Military Operations
  • Motion Sickness
  • Remotely Piloted Vehicles
  • Situational Awareness
  • Unmanned Aerial Systems
  • Unmanned Aerial Vehicles
  • Unmanned Systems
  • Vertical Takeoff Aircraft
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Marine Ecological Systems Migration
  • Military Science and Technology Research and Modernization.

Technology Areas

  • Autonomy
  • Fully Networked C3