| Title | A Review of Research Related to Unmanned Aircraft System Visual Observers |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 81821 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Williams, Kevin W.; Gildea, Kevin M. |
| Corporate Creator | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Corporate Contributor |
United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Office of Aerospace Medicine |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation. Civil Aerospace Medical Institute |
| Publication Date | 20141001 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | This paper is a review of human factors research that is related to the task of the visual observer in unmanned aircraft system (UAS) operations. Primarily, visual observers are used to assist in the prevention of a mid-air collision during the course of a UAS operation. Therefore, much of the research reviewed is related to ground-based visual observation of aircraft. The research covers basic human visual system capacity and limitations, visual performance models, and empirical studies of visual observation. The empirical studies include visual observer studies, aircraft see-and-avoid research, and search and rescue operations research. |
| Rosap ID | dot:57171 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/57171 |
| TRT Terms | Aircraft operations; Drones; Human factors; Recommendations; Vision; Visual perception; Unmanned aircraft systems |
| General Subjects | Unmanned aircraft; Visual Observer; Small unmanned aircraft system (UAS) Operations; Unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
1544580 |
| Report Number | DOT/FAA/AM-14/9 |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/81000/81800/81821/201409.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |