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Human Factors in Aerial Drone Operations

Albihn, Joakim LU (2022) FLYL01 20221
School of Aviation
Abstract
Meanwhile experiencing an industry-wide lack of regulatory adaptation and official incident/accident data, aerial drone usage is becoming increasingly popular and so the potential safety concern they pose to civil aviation and ‘ground-based objects’. Similarly to the aviation industry, its assumed Human Factors will be a proportionally increasing contributing factor in drone related incidents/accidents as drones becomes progressively more reliable. Seen as a suitable safety-related area to address, a better understanding of Human Factors in drone operations motivated the need for this project. Conducted as a qualitative interview study, gathered data from Remote Pilots/Operators was processed through the framework Evidence-Based Training... (More)
Meanwhile experiencing an industry-wide lack of regulatory adaptation and official incident/accident data, aerial drone usage is becoming increasingly popular and so the potential safety concern they pose to civil aviation and ‘ground-based objects’. Similarly to the aviation industry, its assumed Human Factors will be a proportionally increasing contributing factor in drone related incidents/accidents as drones becomes progressively more reliable. Seen as a suitable safety-related area to address, a better understanding of Human Factors in drone operations motivated the need for this project. Conducted as a qualitative interview study, gathered data from Remote Pilots/Operators was processed through the framework Evidence-Based Training (EBT). The project aimed to determine ‘how’ elements of Human Factors where incorporated into present aerial drone operations. The study found four main attributes:
1.Predominant use of in-depth pre-flight preparations.
2.Low significance of Procedures, Problem Solving and Decision-Making mid-flight.
3.High significance of Workload Management and Situational Awareness.
4.Limited applicability of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication.
Likely shaped by the nature of operation, extensive pre-flight preparations were observed to aid operational conduct in unpredictable environments, meanwhile Workload Managements and Situational Awareness was observed to be of main concern for Remote Pilots mid-flight. (Less)
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author
Albihn, Joakim LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
Mänskliga faktorer inom operativ verksamhet med flygande drönare
course
FLYL01 20221
year
type
M2 - Bachelor Degree
subject
keywords
human factors, human performance, human error, drone, UAV, UAS, RPAS, FLYL01
language
English
id
9094702
date added to LUP
2022-08-02 15:05:40
date last changed
2022-08-02 15:05:40
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  abstract     = {{Meanwhile experiencing an industry-wide lack of regulatory adaptation and official incident/accident data, aerial drone usage is becoming increasingly popular and so the potential safety concern they pose to civil aviation and ‘ground-based objects’. Similarly to the aviation industry, its assumed Human Factors will be a proportionally increasing contributing factor in drone related incidents/accidents as drones becomes progressively more reliable. Seen as a suitable safety-related area to address, a better understanding of Human Factors in drone operations motivated the need for this project. Conducted as a qualitative interview study, gathered data from Remote Pilots/Operators was processed through the framework Evidence-Based Training (EBT). The project aimed to determine ‘how’ elements of Human Factors where incorporated into present aerial drone operations. The study found four main attributes:
1.Predominant use of in-depth pre-flight preparations.
2.Low significance of Procedures, Problem Solving and Decision-Making mid-flight.
3.High significance of Workload Management and Situational Awareness.
4.Limited applicability of Teamwork, Leadership and Communication.
Likely shaped by the nature of operation, extensive pre-flight preparations were observed to aid operational conduct in unpredictable environments, meanwhile Workload Managements and Situational Awareness was observed to be of main concern for Remote Pilots mid-flight.}},
  author       = {{Albihn, Joakim}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Human Factors in Aerial Drone Operations}},
  year         = {{2022}},
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