6. UAV Operators, Other Airspace Users, and Regulators: Critical Components of an Uninhabited System

Abstract

UAVs have become a critical component of U.S. military operations, reducing the need to risk the life of a pilot, while performing tasks considered dull, dirty, and dangerous. UAVs currently are serving an important intelligence, surveillance, search, and destroy function in Operation Enduring Freedom. Since September 11, 2001, the public has increasingly been made aware of the role that military UAVs, such as the Predator and Global Hawk, play.

Citation

Hottman, S.B. and Sortland, K. (2006), "6. UAV Operators, Other Airspace Users, and Regulators: Critical Components of an Uninhabited System", Cooke, N.J., Pringle, H.L., Pedersen, H.K. and Connor, O. (Ed.) Human Factors of Remotely Operated Vehicles (Advances in Human Performance and Cognitive Engineering Research, Vol. 7), Emerald Group Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 71-88. https://doi.org/10.1016/S1479-3601(05)07006-2