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Evaluation of Consumer Drone Control Interface

Merrell, Thomas William, Jr.
http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3760-9365
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526381891672951

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2018, Master of Science in Industrial and Human Factors Engineering (MSIHE) , Wright State University, Industrial and Human Factors Engineering.
The development and use of consumer grade drones is becoming a larger part of our society for many different applications. There has been a great amount of discussion and constant review of proper operation of consumer drones including proper methods of control. In turn, regulation of such devices has been inconsistent. This study aims to better understand the effects of the three primary control interface methods (line of sight, video aided, and first-person view) on flight performance, situational awareness, and perceived mental workload of the operator. Secondarily, this study aims to provide design recommendations for future interfaces. This study shows that the first-person view control interface results in a longer flight time around a course, higher mental workload, and lower situational awareness when compared to line-of-sight and video aided control. The use of line-of-sight control performed superiorly in all areas, and the video-aided interface was very close behind.
Subhashini Ganapthy, Ph.D. (Advisor)
Mary Fendley, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Sasanka Prabhala, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
57 p.
Engineering; Industrial Engineering; Neurosciences
usability; mental workload; situational awareness; consumer drone; interface design

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  • Merrell, Jr., T. W. (2018). Evaluation of Consumer Drone Control Interface [Master's thesis, Wright State University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526381891672951

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Merrell, Jr., Thomas. Evaluation of Consumer Drone Control Interface. 2018. Wright State University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526381891672951.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Merrell, Jr., Thomas. "Evaluation of Consumer Drone Control Interface." Master's thesis, Wright State University, 2018. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=wright1526381891672951

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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