Forming connections between human performance and design, this new edition of
Engineering Psychology and Human Performance examines human–machine interaction …

The feedback upon which operators in teleoperation tasks base their control actions differs
substantially from the feedback to the driver of a vehicle. On the one hand, there is often a …

The automation of the Wilderness Search and Rescue (WiSAR) task aims for high levels of
understanding of various scenery. In addition, working in unfriendly and complex …

Quadrotors are well-suited for indoor flight because of their ability to hover and maneuver in
confined spaces. However, remote operation of these vehicles is challenging because of the …

Flight crews' capacity to conduct take-off and landing in near zero visibility conditions has
been partially addressed by advanced surveillance and cockpit display technology. This …

Publisher Summary Unmanned aviation may appear to be a recent development, but its
history stretches back to the beginnings of aviation. The first unmanned glider flew a century …

Haptic guidance is a promising way to support unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) operators,
but the design of haptic guidance forces is often heuristic. This paper describes the design …

This article presents a novel flight assistance system, obstacle avoidance system for
teleoperation (OAST), whose main role is to make teleoperation of small multirotor …

In recent years, significant attention has been paid to remotely operated underwater vehicles
(ROVs) in the performance of underwater tasks, such as the inspection and maintenance of …

Compact and economical remotely operated vehicles (ROVs) have become widely used
worldwide. Nevertheless, it is not easy for inexperienced operators to control an ROV that …