HUMAN FACTORS OF UNMANNED AIRCRAFT SYSTEMS

As humans, we interact with machines daily. Technology is becoming an integral part of everyday life and as this technology continues to advances at a rapid pace, we see are selves realizing the great potential such technology as unmanned systems has on modern society. With the advent of unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) comes the challenges of integrating these machines within the National Airspace System (NAS). Challenges in the area of human factors has slowed the pace of UAS implementation as the human-machine interface grows more complex. The primary goal of human factors engineers is to provide safe and non-disruptive flight. As UAS operators continue battling against nonstandard procedures regarding the displays and layouts of current ground control station (GCS) design, efforts to standardize and improve the safety and performance of UAS is at the forefront of ergonomic research and is the baseline to enhance the human-machine relationship.