24th Congress of International Council of the Aeronautical Sciences, 29 August-3, September 2004, Yokohama, Japan
Paper ICAS 2004-1.8.3

DESIGN OF AN ADVANCED GROUND STATION FOR SIMULTANEOUS CONTROL OF MULTIPLE UAVS IN A COORDINATED MISSION

A. Ceruti, F. De Crescenzio, F. Flamigni, F. Persiani
DIEM - Mechanical Nuclear and Aerospace Engineering Department, University of Bologna, Via Fontanelle 40, Forlė (FC) 47100, Italy

Keywords: civil UAV, UAV ground control station, man-machine interface, virtual reality

This paper describes an innovative Man-Machine Interface for a UAV (Uninhabitated Aerial Vehicle) Control Center based on VR (Virtual Reality) technologies. The aim is to investigate how the exploitation of advanced display devices and the extent of interaction and automation can enhance the mission awareness in VR collaborative environments. A case-study of a two vehicles mission is presented.

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