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2 Human-Systems Integration Issues for UASs and Automation Technologies
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... She said pilots have recommended increased Federal Aviation Administration regulation of drone operations in controlled airspace plus increased education of UAS pilots regarding airspace regulations. She highlighted a comment from a pilot on her last slide: "Birds present hazards, too, but at least birds try to get out of the way, they weigh less, and don't carry lithium batteries." Mica Endsley (steering committee member)
From page 6...
... Unfortunately, Endsley said, given the need for operators to be aware of critical information, decades of research have shown that "the more automation is added to a system, and the more reliable and robust that automation is, the less likely that human operators overseeing the automation will be aware of critical information and able to take over manual control when needed." Realizing this and other challenges, including the tension between operator engagement and distraction during unanticipated events, she said that much more research was needed into how to most appropriately team automated capabilities with human teammates in order to effectively manage highly complex systems. On day two, in the second session on this topic, Amy Pritchett (Pennsylvania State University)
From page 7...
... There are a lot of different ways we could inform the user. Really, it is just a matter of what the market will bear and what they are willing to go along with." On automation, another participant noted the discussion of levels of automation: "I think when we put automation on a single-line spectrum and say that we are just moving a slider back and forth, we are really oversimplifying things a lot.
From page 8...
... " In this context, Abbott said: "I think that it would be useful for this group to look at some of the Navy experience with the littoral combat ships, where they try to go towards the autonomous ships, and they found out that not only did they need more staff than they originally thought they would, but it was more senior staff, with more expertise."


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