Keywords

human interaction, UAV, unmanned air vehicle

Abstract

Sponsorship: DARPA, AFOSR. We present several human-robot interfaces that support real-time control of a small semi-autonomous UAV. These interfaces are designed for searching tasks and other missions that typically do not have a precise predetermined flight plan. We present a detailed analysis of a PDA interface and describe how our other interfaces relate to this analysis. We then offer quantative and qualitative performance comparisons of the interfaces, as well as an analysis of their possible real-world applications.

Original Publication Citation

M. Quigley, M. A. Goodrich, and R. W. Beard. "Semi-Autonomous Human-UAV Interfaces for Fixed-Wing Mini-UAVs," Intelligent Robots and Systems, 2004. (IROS 2004). Proceedings. 2004 IEEE/RSJ International Conference on (Volume:3). DOI: 10.1109/IROS.2004.1389777