Unmanned Aerial Systems Mission Task Element Development: Lessons Learned from Flight Test

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip C. Schulze ◽  
Justin P. Miller ◽  
David H. Klyde ◽  
Christopher D. Regan ◽  
Curtis Olson ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Aerial Systems

Development and Testing of an Experimental Tool to Support Evaluation of Performance in Handling Competing Attentional Demands

2020 ◽  
Vol 64 (1) ◽  
pp. 1785-1789
Author(s):  
Angelia Sebok ◽  
Noah Adler ◽  
Elijah Lofgren ◽  
Jake McCord ◽  
Kimberly Spahr ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Software Tool ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Training Tool ◽  
Human In The Loop ◽  
Experimental Systems ◽  
Evaluation Of Performance ◽  
Competing Demands ◽  
Agile Software ◽  
Aerial Systems

This paper describes the design and evaluation of experimenter capabilities associated with a software tool to train attentional management. This training tool will be used by sensor operators of unmanned aerial systems (UAS), to learn attentional skills associated with managing the competing demands of UAS operational tasks. Before the tool is taken into use, the effectiveness of three different approaches to training will be evaluated in a human-in-the-loop experiment. An agile software development process was used to create, test, and refine this tool. Designing to support experimental evaluations differs in some respects from designing for use by an operational community. Although the overall process is similar, specific needs related to data collection and configurability differ significantly. This paper describes the process, tool, and lessons learned to apply to future experimental systems.

Designing Data & Dashboard Visualizations for Future UAV Systems

2018 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 177-181
Author(s):  
Jeffrey T. Hansberger ◽  
Sarah Meacham ◽  
Victoria Blakely
Keyword(s):  
Response Time ◽  
Task Analysis ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Experimental Results ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Information Requirements ◽  
New Information ◽  
Mission Critical ◽  
Aerial Systems ◽  
Information Visualizations

Technology advancements in unmanned aerial systems have provided greater levels of autonomy to the extent that it has fundamentally changed the operator’s task and information requirements. This research has applied a task analysis driven approach to identify these information requirements and generated new information visualizations to more effectively present mission critical information to the operators. Experimental results will show the performance benefits across both accuracy and response time to retrieve information and lessons learned related to task driven design and information visualizations.

scholarly journals Combating the Current Pandemic and Preparing for the Next: Lessons Learned From the COVID-19 Pandemic From the Perspective of Deployed Special Operations Forces

2022 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher J Scheiber ◽  
Lemar M Simmons ◽  
Richard D Neading ◽  
Casey F Becker ◽  
Tyler R Scarborough ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Armed Forces ◽  
Lessons Learned ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Operational Environment ◽  
Protection Measures ◽  
Special Operations ◽  
Special Operations Forces ◽  
Aerial Systems ◽  
Host Nation ◽  
Operational Capacity

ABSTRACT The coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic continues to be a threat to global health, including the health of deployed armed forces. Servicemembers had to adjust to the “new normal” while maintaining the interests of the nation’s security as well as that of our host nation partners. This commentary examines how Special Operations Forces operating within four different regions worldwide leveraged the challenges presented by the onset of this pandemic in maintaining stability, sustaining a ready force, and operating forward deployed. Deployed forces face constant difficulties with logistical support, varied medical resources access and a medical system predominantly focused on trauma care. At the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic there was little guidance specific to these circumstances which required an improvised adaptation of the recommendations set by national and Department of Defense medical authorities. Plans were constantly revised to match the ever changing medical and operational environment. Strategies such as the “Bubble Philosophy” and tiered force protection measures helped our units to maintain a rigorous training cycle. New methods of communication and training with our host nation partners such as the use of Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms to survey host nation training became standard. Through these measures all of our forces were able to maintain operational capacity, protect the force, and maintain rapport with the host nations. We hope these experiences will provide a rough framework for future forces faced with a similar struggle. We also want to stress that challenges vary depending on the area of operations and the pathogen responsible for the pandemic. Any feedback and collaboration that may come from this work is appreciated and encouraged.

scholarly journals Frequency of ADS-B Equipped Manned Aircraft Observed by the OpenSky Network

Proceedings ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 59 (1) ◽  
pp. 15
Author(s):  
Andrew Weinert ◽  
Marc Brittain ◽  
Randal Guendel
Keyword(s):  
Flight Test ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Low Altitude ◽  
Aerial Systems

To support integration of unmanned aerial systems into the airspace, the low altitude airspace needs to be characterized. Identifying the frequency of different aircraft types, such as rotorcraft or fixed wing single engine, given criteria such as altitude, airspace class, or quantity of seats can inform surveillance requirements, flight test campaigns, or simulation safety thresholds for detect and avoid systems. We leveraged observations of Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B) equipped aircraft by the OpenSky Network for this characterization.

LIGHTER-THAN-AIR (LTA) UNMANNED AERIAL SYSTEM (UAS) CARRIER CONCEPT FOR SURVAILLANCE AND DISASTER MANAGEMENT

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 1255
Author(s):  
Ahmad Salahuddin Mohd Harithuddin ◽  
Mohd Fazri Sedan ◽  
Syaril Azrad Md Ali ◽  
Shattri Mansor ◽  
Hamid Reza Jifroudi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Unmanned Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Disaster Management ◽  
Unmanned Aerial Systems ◽  
Unmanned Aerial System ◽  
Border Control ◽  
Aerial Vehicles ◽  
Operational Safety ◽  
In Situ Methods ◽  
Aerial Systems

Unmanned aerial systems (UAS) has many advantages in the fields of SURVAILLANCE and disaster management compared to space-borne observation, manned missions and in situ methods. The reasons include cost effectiveness, operational safety, and mission efficiency. This has in turn underlined the importance of UAS technology and highlighted a growing need in a more robust and efficient unmanned aerial vehicles to serve specific needs in SURVAILLANCE and disaster management. This paper first gives an overview on the framework for SURVAILLANCE particularly in applications of border control and disaster management and lists several phases of SURVAILLANCE and service descriptions. Based on this overview and SURVAILLANCE phases descriptions, we show the areas and services in which UAS can have significant advantage over traditional methods.

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