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PARAMETERS AFFECTING MENTAL WORKLOAD AND THE NUMBER OF SIMULATED UCAVS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY SUPERVISED

Calkin, Bryan A.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1176768745

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2007, Master of Science (MS), Wright State University, Human Factors and Industrial/Organizational Psychology MS.
The present study investigated performance and mental workload when an operator supervises multiple UCAVs. This study focused on the parameters that affect the operator’s performance during a simulated UCAV suppression of enemy air defenses (SEAD) mission, which is expected to be the primary function of the UCAV. All three manipulated factors, including the number of vehicles to be supervised, vehicle airspeed, and difficulty level of attacks (targets engaged by either a single vehicle or multiple vehicles), affected both performance and subjective mental workload measures. A performance mental workload redline was defined as the point at which accomplishment scores no longer increased. Performance redlines were estimated using piecewise linear functions of accomplishment scores. Redlines indicated that for simple scenarios operators could effectively control about 12 UCAVs flying at 900 knots or 8 UCAVs flying at 1500 knots. For complex scenarios, operators could effectively control 8 UCAVs flying at 900 knots.
Herbert Colle (Advisor)
114 p.
Mental workload; UCAV; suppression of enemy air defenses; SWAT; NASA TLX

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  • Calkin, B. A. (2007). PARAMETERS AFFECTING MENTAL WORKLOAD AND THE NUMBER OF SIMULATED UCAVS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY SUPERVISED [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1176768745

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Calkin, Bryan. PARAMETERS AFFECTING MENTAL WORKLOAD AND THE NUMBER OF SIMULATED UCAVS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY SUPERVISED. 2007. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1176768745.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Calkin, Bryan. "PARAMETERS AFFECTING MENTAL WORKLOAD AND THE NUMBER OF SIMULATED UCAVS THAT CAN BE EFFECTIVELY SUPERVISED." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1176768745

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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