| Title | An Assessment of Pilot Control Interfaces for Unmanned Aircraft |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 40033 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Williams, K. W. |
| Corporate Creator | Civil Aeromedical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 20070400 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | An inventory of control systems for unmanned aircraft was completed for 15 systems from nine separate manufacturers. To complete the inventory, a taxonomy of control architectures was developed. The taxonomy identified four levels of horizontal aircraft control, four levels of vertical control, and three levels of speed control. The most automated level of control was a waypoint-level that was found to be present in all of the systems inventoried. Implications of these levels of control on design are discussed. |
| Rosap ID | dot:40496 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/40496 |
| TRT Terms | Aircraft pilotage; Control systems; Drones; Evaluation and assessment |
| General Subjects | Aviation; Vehicles and Equipment |
| Geographical Coverage |
Oklahoma; United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1050014 |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-07/8 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/40000/40000/40033/200708.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |