About the Project
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The project contract No. KП-06/H27-10, 11th of December, 2018, has been funded by the Scientific Research Fund of the Republic of Bulgaria. The project title is "Human Factor in Remotely Controlled Aerial Systems – Analysis, Estimation, and Control."
Compendium. The research and experimental work on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) has become a priority theme for aviation in the 21st century, in the military field as well as agriculture, ecology, population protection services for accidents and disasters, etc. Because the large number of such aircrafts keeps on increasing, the UAV pilots training becomes a standalone problem. The working environment for UAV control is highly dynamic and puts specific challenges and demands on operators, i.e. to withstand workload for long periods of time and search for flight information simultaneously. During this time, the operator absorbs and processes large amounts of information, prompting a quick assessment of situations, choosing control strategies, and making optimal solutions in a rapidly changing environment.
Training and preparation of the Remotely Piloted Aerial System crew, namely pilot operator and payload operator, necessitates the development of uniform requirements and programs as well as reliable training tools according to the different categories of unmanned aerial vehicles used. Final results of the project are related to elaboration of innovative methods for determining skills needed for working with the UAV and establishment of appropriate assessment criteria for such operators.
The main project objective is to carry out fundamental research on human activity as an element of the “Remotely Piloted Aerial System – Operator” system when working in a complex information environment.
In this project, particular attention is paid to the idea of using results of fundamental research on the problem of human-machine interaction (computer-information system) in the process of human orientation in a complex spatial temporal environment, decision making and action.
One of the milestones of the Knowledge Economy is a creative and well trained human asset. This is why we believe that studying the human operator by means of the information technologies will support the development of a knowledge‐based economy. In addition, the implementation of the project results and the dissemination of the acquired knowledge will also establish a new profession, i.e. “an UAV Operator.”
You may follow the links below to get further information about different activities included in the project agenda.
Eye tracking Drone Processing Tests Team Proposal Portfolio
