Cognitive workload impacts of simulated visibility changes during search and surveillance tasks quantified by Functional Near Infrared Spectroscopy

J Kerr, P Reddy, PA Shewokis… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Functional near infrared spectroscopy (fNIRS) enables investigation of hemodynamics and
cortical activation in lab and field settings. Studies utilizing fNIRS in realistic complex …

Aptitude Requirements for Human Operators in Human–Automation Interaction

MF Brady, TR Carretta… - … and Applied Human …, 2022 - econtent.hogrefe.com
The purpose of this work was to identify individual differences that affect aptitude
requirements for jobs involving autonomous systems and human–automation interaction …

Cognitive fatigue assessment in operational settings: a review and UAS implications

ES Jahanpour, B Berberian, JP Imbert, RN Roy - IFAC-PapersOnLine, 2020 - Elsevier
Recent technological improvements allow UAS (Unmanned Aircraft System) operators to
carry out increasingly long missions. Shift work was introduced during long-endurance …

UAS operator workload assessment during search and surveillance tasks through simulated fluctuations in environmental visibility

J Kerr, P Reddy, S Kosti, K Izzetoglu - … Conference, AC 2019, Held as Part …, 2019 - Springer
Unmanned aircraft system (UAS) sensor operators must maintain performance while tasked
with multiple operations and objectives, yet are often subject to boredom and consequences …

Individual differences in fNIRS measures of cognitive workload during a UAS mission

J Kerr, C Molloy, P Reddy, PA Shewokis… - … Conference on Human …, 2021 - Springer
Unmanned aerial system (UAS) sensor operators continue to experience increasing levels
of workload due to progressively complex systems, yet few studies have effectively recreated …

Cooperative Airborne Sensor Platforms for Enhanced Reconnaissance: A Concept for managing Task-Based Cooperation

S Bening, AE Albert, P Stütz - AIAA SCITECH 2024 Forum, 2024 - arc.aiaa.org
This article introduces a concept for a general Multi-Sensor/Multi-Platform planning and
deployment system to be used in airborne Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance …

Dynamic workload management for multi-RPAS pilots

MÁ Fas Millán, E Pastor Llorens - International Review of …, 2019 - upcommons.upc.edu
This document describes a key aspect of NtoM, a concept of operations (ConOps) currently
under development, which focuses on the awareness, productivity and safety of Remotely …

NtoM: a concept of operations for pilots of multiple remotely piloted aircraft

MÁ Fas Millán, E Pastor Llorens - International Review of …, 2019 - upcommons.upc.edu
The concept of operations proposed here pursues the feasibility, from a human factors
perspective, of having a single pilot/aircrew controlling several remotely piloted aircraft …

[PDF][PDF] Onboard Safety Systems for VTOL UAS Operations

J Banas, T Mehling, T Paul, M Vyshnevskyy, A Cords - researchgate.net
In terms of safety, particularly challenging aspects of UAS operations include collision
avoidance, managing operator workload and situational awareness, and ensuring the safety …

ConOps for a safe integration of multi-RPAS operations in civil airspace

MÁ Fas Millán - 2019 - upcommons.upc.edu
The gradual integration of remotely piloted aircraft systems (RPAS) in civil airspace, sharing
airways with commercial flights, is expected to be completed once the legal issues and …