Crew Systems Analysis of Future UAV Job and Tasking Environments

Michael Barnes conducted research to understand future crew environments for developing unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) systems. Data from 70 soldiers and experts at Fort Huachuca, Arizona, Fort Hood, Texas, and Hondo, Texas, were collected using human engineering tools like JASS, ECAT, and MicroSaint. The project assessed crew composition, the utility of rated aviators, the addition of imagery specialists, and the use of automation.

Use Cases

• Modeling crew workload and task allocation based on the described workload modeling.
• Evaluating the efficacy of adding imagery and intelligence specialists to UAV crews as discussed in the research.
• Designing cognitively oriented embedded training simulators to develop expert-level cognitive skills in novices.
• Analyzing the cost-effectiveness of cognitive methods and computerized tool sets for understanding future crew environments.

Strengths

• Data collection involved 70 soldiers and subject matter experts from multiple military installations.
• Research employed specific human engineering tools: JASS, ECAT, and MicroSaint.
• Analysis produced specific recommendations related to automation and crew composition.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

Michael Barnes

Collection Method

Data collected from soldiers and experts using job assessment software (JASS), enhanced computer-aided testing (ECAT), and MicroSaint simulation.

Geography

Data collected from Fort Huachuca, Arizona; Fort Hood, Texas; and Hondo, Texas.