Auditory decision aiding in supervisory control of multiple unmanned aerial vehicles

Human Factors

Volumn 51, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 718-729

  Donmez, Birsen ^a   Cummings, M L ^b   Graham, Hudson D ^a  

^a MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COURSE DEVIATIONS; DECISION AIDING; DIVIDED ATTENTION; LATE ARRIVAL; MILITARY PERSONNELS; MONITORING PERFORMANCE; MULTIPLE TASKS; MULTIPLE UAVS; OPERATOR RESPONSE; SONIFICATIONS; SUPERVISORY CONTROL; UAV CONTROL; VISUAL DISPLAY;

AUTOMOBILE TESTING; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; REMOTELY OPERATED VEHICLES; RESEARCH;

UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLES (UAV);

ADULT; ARTICLE; AVIATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEM; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; MAN MACHINE INTERACTION; SAFETY; SOLDIER; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADULT; AVIATION; DECISION SUPPORT TECHNIQUES; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMANS; MALE; MAN-MACHINE SYSTEMS; MILITARY PERSONNEL; SAFETY; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76049108169     PISSN: 00187208     EISSN: 15478181     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0018720809347106     Document Type: Article

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