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Importance of Human Role

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THE INTERNET OF THINGS AND UAS DESIGN: IMPORTANCE OF HUMAN ROLE

The internet of things (IoT) plays a significant role in the design of unmanned aerial systems (UAS). IoT in the first instance is an important element in ensuring airspace security is enhanced. IoT incorporates sensors that when used, they significantly reduce human error. Sensors such as proximity sensors are used in collision avoidance. By so doing, the human role is somewhat reduced (Mozaffari, Saad, Bennis, & Debbah, 2017). Safety and security of operation of UAS are therefore heavily reliant on IoT rather than the human input. The human role is therefore then restricted to control of the IoT resources. The design of UAS has therefore focused on IoT and the role of humans restricted to control of IoT resources rather than the UAS themselves.

Despite the wide use of IoT in the design of UAS and enhancement of airspace security, the issue of cybersecurity is contentious. Cybersecurity poses threats of crippling the functionality of the UAS systems (Lu, & Da Xu, 2018). Therefore, human intervention in the design and maintenance of UAS systems is required and is critical. Through the internet, hackers can acquire useful information concerning UAS systems and therefore posing risks associated with data communication in the internet of things technologies. For now, the remedies challenges of cyber risks posed to UAS are mainly oriented to design of loosely coupled systems in the conceptual deigns of UAS.

The roles of pilots are also significantly altered. With the internet of things, the pilots will have the freedom to control the UAS from a remote location through the support of IoT technologies. This will, therefore, ease the tasks of controlling the UAS as most of the tasks will be dedicated to sensors and internet support (Moreno, Ramos, & Skarmeta, 2014). Besides, the number of pilots required to run a UAS will significantly be reduced. Therefore, the impact of IoT will be felt on piloting jobs. Conclusively, it is evident to note that UAS designs that support IoT will significantly diminish the human role. However, security issues will require active human roles.

References

Lu, Y., & Da Xu, L. (2018). Internet of Things (IoT) cybersecurity research: a review of current research topics. IEEE Internet of Things Journal, 6(2), 2103-2115.

Moreno, M. V., Ramos, J. L. H., & Skarmeta, A. F. (2014, March). User role in IoT-based systems. In 2014 IEEE World Forum on the Internet of Things (WF-IoT) (pp. 141-146). IEEE.

Mozaffari, M., Saad, W., Bennis, M., & Debbah, M. (2017). Mobile unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) for the energy-efficient Internet of Things communications. IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, 16(11), 7574-7589.