The DVDs are from the 2006 Human Factors of UAVs workshop and contains all workshop proceedings that we were allowed to use. Click here for the workshop agenda.
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The following is a list of presentations contained on the DVDs from the 2006 Workshop:
Disc 1:
Chapter 1: Welcome and Logistics. Cooke, N.J.; Cognitive Engineering Research Institute (CERI).
Chapter 2: Research Integrations Perspective. Beth Lyall; Research Integrations Inc.
Chapter 3: AFRL/AFOSR Perspective. Lt. Col. Jeff Wharton; USAF
Chapter 4: Status and the Way Ahead. Steve Swartz; FAA.
Chapter 5: Unmanned Vehicles for the Rest of Us: UVs for Homeland Security vs. Homeland Defense. Robin Murphy; University of South Florida.
Chapter 6: Overview of UAS Human Factors at the FAA: Aircraft Certification Service. Kaliardos, B.; Federal Aviation Administration
Chapter 7: Overview of UAS Human Factors at the FAA: Flight Standards Service. Adams, R.; Federal Aviation Administration
Chapter 8: Overview of UAS Human Factors at the FAA: Civil Aerospace Medical Institute. Williams, K.; Federal Aviation Administration
Chapter 9: A Summary of Human Factors Research and Its Use in Certifying and Operating Unmanned Aerial Systems in the National Airspace System. Lyall, B., Johnson, D., & Harron, G.; Research Integrations Inc.
Chapter 10: “Human-Machine Interface (HMI) for Unmanned Aviation” Presentation and Q&A session with Jeff Goldfinger, Brandes Associates
Chapter 11: Human Factors in the Maintenance of UAVs. Hobbs, A. & Herwitz, S.; NASA
Disc 2:
Chapter 1: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Operations Tempo and Human Factors Accident Rates. Hunn, B.; U. S. Army Research Laboratory
Chapter 2: Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) Human System Integration: The U. S. Air Force Experience. Tvaryanas, A. P.; Performance Enhancement Directorate
Chapter 3: Comparing Situation Awareness for Two UAV Interface Approaches. Drury, J. L. & Richer, J.; MITRE Corp.
Chapter 4: An Investigation of Situational Awareness in Real World Control of Robotic Assets with Communication Latency. Luck J. 1, McDermott, P. 1, & Allender, L. 2; MA&D1, U. S. Army Research Laboratory-HRED2
Chapter 5: Spatial Disorientation in Uninhabited Aerial Vehicles – A Preliminary Empirical Study. Olson, W. A., DeLauer, E. H., & Fale, C. A.; United States Air Force Academy
Chapter 6: Assessing Effects of Robot Control Mode on Performance and Situation Awareness in a Maze Navigation Task. Riley, J. M. & Strater, L. D.; SA Technologies, Inc.
Chapter 7: “Predator UAV Briefing” Presentation and Q&A session with Maj. Matt Martin, USAF
Chapter 8: Decision Support for Workload Mitigation in Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs. Brzezinski, A., & Cummings, M. L.; MIT
Chapter 9: Decision Support for Workload Mitigation in Supervisory Control of Multiple UAVs. Brzezinski, A., & Cummings, M. L.; MIT
Chapter 10: On Predicting System Performance, Operator Workload, and Wait Times for Human-UV Teams. Crandall, J. W. 1, Cummings, M. L. 1, Goodrich, M. A. 2, & Nielsen, C. W. 3; MIT1, BYU2, Idaho National Laboratory3
Disc 3:
Chapter 1: Determination of Mental Workload During Operation of Multiple Unmanned Systems. Pomranky, R. A. 1 & Wojciechowski, J. Q. 2; U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Ft. Hood, TX1, U. S. Army Research Laboratory, Aberdeen Proving Grounds, MD2
Chapter 2: Lunch: Operator Perspectives Panel Q & A
Chapter 3: Mini-UAV User Interface Elements: Trade-offs and Validation. Goodrich, M. & Cooper, J.; BYU
Chapter 4: Plan Understanding and Mission Assessment (PUMA): An Interactive Decision Support System for Autonomous Unmanned Vehicle Mission Management. Guerlain, S. 1, Goldman, R. P.2, unk, H. B. 2, & Allen, S.3; University of Virginia1, SIFT2, Emiror Inc. 3
Chapter 5: Delegation in a Changeable World: Supporting Playbook™ Interactions for Unpredictable Tasks. Miller, C. A., Goldman, R. P., & Funk, H. B.; SIFT
Chapter 6: Cognitive engineering and HMI design of a UAV Ground Control Station. Richards, D. & Howitt, S.; QinetiQ
Chapter 7: Break-Out Session Summaries
Chapter 8: Closing Comments by Nancy Cooke, Ph.D.
Disc 4: 2005 Material
Chapter 1: 2005 Break-Out Session Summaries
Chapter 2: 2005 Operator Lunch Q&A Session
Computer Material: This disc contains presenters’ biographies, their power point presentations in pdf format, and the workshop agenda. To access this material you must have a DVD drive on your computer. The material is located in the “2006HFUAVS-Material” folder which can be found by exploring the disc.
Omitted Material: At the request of the authors the following two presentations and corresponding power point presentations are not contained on the discs:
1. Simulation and Tele-operation of Unmanned Vehicle Missions within an Immersive Virtual Environment. Newendorp, B. 1 & Duncan, J. 2; Iowa State University1, John Deere Technology Center-Moline2
2. Operator Vehicle Interface Technology & Studies for Cooperative Control of Small Heterogeneous Systems. Petkosek, M. A., Patzek, M. J., Warfield, L., Gonzalez-Garcia, A., & Carretta, T. R.; United States Air Force Research Laboratory
