Executive decision support

One challenge facing coordination and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) today is the amount of human involvement needed to carry out a successful mission. Currently, control and coordination of UAVs typically involves multiple operators to control a single agent. The aim of this article...

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Published in:IEEE robotics & automation magazine 2009-06, Vol.16 (2), p.73-81
Main Authors: Xu Chu Ding, Powers, M., Egerstedt, M., Shih-yih Young, Balch, T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Applied sciences
Automatic control
Automation
Computer science
control theory
systems
Control equipment
Control theory. Systems
Displays
Exact sciences and technology
Human
Humans
Missions
Operators
Pilots
Remotely operated vehicles
Resumes
Robot control
Robot kinematics
Robotics
Supervisory control
Surveillance
Unmanned aerial vehicles
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Summary:One challenge facing coordination and deployment of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) today is the amount of human involvement needed to carry out a successful mission. Currently, control and coordination of UAVs typically involves multiple operators to control a single agent. The aim of this article is to invert this relationship, enabling a single pilot to control and coordinate a group of UAVs. Furthermore, decision support is provided to the pilot to facilitate effective control of the UAV team. In the scenario envisioned in this article, the human operator (the pilot) is operating along-side a team of UAVs. The pilot communicates with the UAV team remotely and controls the UAV team to execute a surveillance mission.
ISSN:1070-9932
1558-223X
DOI:10.1109/MRA.2009.932526