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Record Nr.

UNINA9910695370703321

Autore

Williams Kevin W

Titolo

Human factors implications of unmanned aircraft accidents [[electronic resource] ] : flight-control problems, final report / / Kevin W. Williams

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C. : , : Federal Aviation Administration, Office of Aerospace Medicine

Ft. Belvior, VA : , : Available to the public through the Defense Technical Information Center

Springfield, Va. : , : Available to the public through the National Technical Information Service, , 2006

Descrizione fisica

i, 6 pages : digital, PDF file

Soggetti

Drone aircraft - Control systems

Drone aircraft - Accidents

Airplanes - Piloting - Human factors

Aircraft accidents - Human factors

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Title from title screen (viewed on Sept. 26, 2006).

"April 2006."

"DOT/FAA/AM-06/8."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (page 6).

Sommario/riassunto

This research focuses on three types of flight control problems associated with unmanned aircraft systems. The three flight control problems are: external pilot difficulties with inconsistent mapping of the controls to the movement of the aircraft; difficulties associated with the transfer of control from one control location to another during the flight; and problems associated the automation of flight control. Specific accidents associated with each type of control problem are given as examples. The accidents involve several different aircraft systems that are currently in use. Solutions for each type of control problem are offered.