An exploratory study is being conducted to examine the feasibility of collecting voluntary critical incident reports from RPAS pilots. Twenty-three experienced RPAS pilots volunteered to participate in focus groups in which they described critical incidents from their own experience. Participants were asked to recall (1) incidents that revealed a system flaw, or (2) highlighted a case where the human operator contributed to system resilience or mission success. Participants were asked to only report incidents that could be included in a public document. A total of 90 incidents were reported. Human factor issues included the impact of reduced sensory cues, traffic separation in the absence of an out-the-window view, control latencies, vigilance during monotonous and ultra-long endurance flights, control station design considerations, transfer of control between control stations, the management of lost link procedures, and decision-making during emergencies.


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    Title :

    Human Factors of Remotely Piloted Aircraft Systems: Lessons from Incident Reports


    Contributors:
    A. Hobbs (author) / C. Null (author)

    Publication date :

    2016


    Size :

    31 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English