As part of NASAs UAS in the NAS project, human factor guidelines are being developed for the ground control station of unmanned aircraft systems. A critical task for the pilot of a UAS is the management and control of the terrestrial radio links used to provide control of the vehicle and relay communications with air traffic control. An analysis of the task of the UAS pilot has been conducted to identify areas where guidelines are required. This analysis has identified a set of information requirements that must be supported by the radio equipment used to provide Control and Non-payload Communication (CNPC). Key requirements include the need for an alert when the link is lost, information on the current quality and latency of the link, and information to enable the future quality of the link to be anticipated as the aircraft changes location. These identified requirements can assist in the development of minimum operational performance standards for CNPC equipment.


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    Title :

    User Interaction with the CNPC Link


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Meeting of the RTCA Special Committee 228-Minimum Operational Performance Standards for Unmanned Aircraft Systems ; 2014 ; Washington, DC, United States


    Publication date :

    2014-08-28


    Type of media :

    Miscellaneous


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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