Automation-Level Transference Effects in Simulated Multiple Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Control

Journal of Cognitive Engineering and Decision Making

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-82

  Calhoun, Gloria L ^a   Ruff, Heath A ^b   Draper, Mark H ^c   Wright, Evan J ^c  

^a AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^b BALL AEROSPACE AND TECHNOLOGIES CORP   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

automation; human robot interaction; levels of automation; supervisory control; UAVs; unmanned systems; workload

Indexed keywords

EID: 84993660858     PISSN: 15553434     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1555343411399069     Document Type: Article

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