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Implications for automation assistance in unmanned aerial system operator training

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dc.contributor.authorBlitch, John G., author
dc.contributor.authorClegg, Benjamin A., advisor
dc.contributor.authorCleary, Anne, committee member
dc.contributor.authorAnderson, Charles, committee member
dc.date.accessioned2007-01-03T08:10:35Z
dc.date.available2007-01-03T08:10:35Z
dc.date.issued2012
dc.description.abstractThe integration of automated modules into unmanned systems control has had a positive impact on operational effectiveness across a variety of challenging domains from battlefields and disaster areas to the National Airspace and distant planets. Despite the generally positive nature of such technological progress, however, concerns for complacency and other automation-induced detriments have been established in a growing body of empirical literature derived from both laboratory research and operational reviews. Given the military's demand for new Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) operators, there is a need to explore how such concerns might extend from the operational realm of experienced professionals into the novice training environment. An experiment was conducted to investigate the influence of automation on training efficiency using a Predator UAS simulator developed by the Air Force Research Laboratory (AFRL) in a modified replication of previous research. Participants were trained in a series of basic maneuvers, with half receiving automated support only on a subset of maneuvers. A subsequent novel landing test showed poorer performance for the group that received assistance from automation during training. Implications of these findings are discussed.
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dc.identifierBlitch_colostate_0053N_11106.pdf
dc.identifierETDF2012500147PSYC
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10217/67997
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherColorado State University. Libraries
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dc.subjectautomation
dc.subjectcognitive workload
dc.subjectcontrol
dc.subjectrobotics
dc.subjecttraining
dc.subjectunmanned systems
dc.titleImplications for automation assistance in unmanned aerial system operator training
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thesis.degree.disciplinePsychology
thesis.degree.grantorColorado State University
thesis.degree.levelMasters
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Science (M.S.)

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