Future Unmanned aerial systems control: Feedback on a highly flexible operator-automation delegation interface concept

AIAA Infotech at Aerospace Conference and Exhibit 2012

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages

  Calhoun, Gloria ^a   Draper, Mark H ^a   Ruff, Heath ^b   Barry, Timothy ^b   Miller, Christopher A ^c   Hamell, Josh ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^c SMART INFORMATION FLOW TECHNOLOGIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMATED TASKS; AUTOMATION TECHNOLOGY; CONTROL CONCEPT; CONTROL SCHEMES; INTERFACE DESIGNS; OPERATOR FEEDBACK; THROTTLE CONTROL; UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEMS;

AUTOMATION;

EID: 84880775830     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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