Research Project: Rough Draft

ASCI 638-Human Factors in Unmanned Aerospace Systems

Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Worldwide

Nov 22, 2019

Running head: ASSOCIATED ISSUES WITH UAS HUMAN FACTORS 1

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Associated Issues with UAS Human Factors

There are maintenance related issues in which development, monitoring, and improvement can be managed. This discussion will look at knowledge requirements, the lack of physical piloting input, complacency especially in maintenance, and growing remote controlling culture.

Knowledge Requirements

The major issue with the requirement of knowledge is the fact that a technician needs to have extensive knowledge of the entire system. There is no compartmentalization of knowledge, which puts pressure on the diversity of information concerning links in the system. As an issue, it means that the technician has to be vast in avionics and airframes, ground-based maintenance on an array of equipment, and the engines (Baldwin, 2014). This is in addition to the fact that they should be able to know the wireless communication, radio transmissions, and guidance controls with standardization on computing. This need shows so many areas that have a potentially high risk of error increment with reliability on only one person (Williams, 2016).

Complacency and Lack of Physical Piloting Input

In UAS maintenance, the concern is in the risk of exposure of humans to risk is often present, which may mean that technicians are likely not going to put too much effort on security issues. As a result, there is complacency in dealing with the prioritization of critical issues due to a “relaxed” mindset (Baldwin, 2014). Also, the fact that a pilot is not involved means that the high-risk potential for lack of ability to take back control when there are maintenance problems. This is even made warier with the removal of the aspect of pre-checks in safety mistakes and logbook entries that is traditionally done in traditional aviation operations. The availability of a status report has been used to justify that removal but there is a limitation in the definition of the sensory experience of the pilot in flight.

Growing Remote Controlling Culture

The idea of the increased remote-controlled environment means that most informal settings are not strict on the formal procedures and regulation hence a reluctance on the way practices are handled. Therefore, the issue with ethics, professionalism, and legislative frameworks take the forefront as a result of a lack of proper and more conventional implementation (Law360, 2016).

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