Abstract
This paper presents a novel concept for improving the situational awareness of a ground operator in remote control of a Unmanned Arial Vehicle (UAV). To this end, we propose to integrate vestibular feedback with the usual visual feedback obtained from a UAV onboard camera. We use our motion platform, the CyberMotion simulator, so as to reproduce online the desired motion cues. We test this architecture by flying a small-scale quadcopter and run a detailed performance evaluation on 12 test subjects. We then discuss the results in terms of possible benefits for facilitating the remote control task.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 2809-2818 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Annual Forum Proceedings - AHS International |
Volume | 3 |
Publication status | Published - 2010 |
Event | 66th Forum of the American Helicopter Society: "Rising to New Heights in Vertical Lift Technology", AHS Forum 66 - Phoenix, AZ, United States Duration: 2010 May 11 → 2010 May 13 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Engineering