Delegation control of multiple unmanned systems

Susan R. Flaherty; Robert J. Shively

doi:10.1117/12.849540

7 May 2010 Delegation control of multiple unmanned systems

Susan R. Flaherty, Robert J. Shively

Proceedings Volume 7692, Unmanned Systems Technology XII; 76920B (2010) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849540
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2010, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

Maturing technologies and complex payloads coupled with a future objective to reduce the logistics burden of current unmanned aerial systems (UAS) operations require a change to the 2-crew employment paradigm. Increased automation and operator supervisory control of unmanned systems have been advocated to meet the objective of reducing the crew requirements, while managing future technologies. Specifically, a delegation control employment strategy has resulted in reduced workload and higher situation awareness for single operators controlling multiple unmanned systems in empirical studies^1,2. Delegation control is characterized by the ability for an operator to call a single "play" that initiates prescribed default actions for each vehicle and associated sensor related to a common mission goal. Based upon the effectiveness of delegation control in simulation, the U.S. Army Aeroflightdynamics Directorate (AFDD) developed a Delegation Control (DelCon) operator interface with voice recognition implementation for play selection, real-time play modification, and play status with automation transparency to enable single operator control of multiple unmanned systems in flight. AFDD successfully demonstrated delegation control in a Troops-in-Contact mission scenario at Ft. Ord in 2009. This summary showcases the effort as a beneficial advance in single operator control of multiple UAS.

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Susan R. Flaherty and Robert J. Shively "Delegation control of multiple unmanned systems", Proc. SPIE 7692, Unmanned Systems Technology XII, 76920B (7 May 2010); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.849540

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