Abstract
With the increase in demand for reconnaissance
aircraft over the last two decades, the debate of using manned verses unmanned
aircraft is often argued. Strictly
focusing on the human factors element and not the sensors on-board or available,
most would argue that Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) is the best way. However the human element is still required
in the operation of UAV and therefore is subject to the same human factors as
those in manned aircraft. This purpose of
this paper is to identify the human factors associated with the United States
Air Force (USAF) Global Hawk and compare them to those of the manned version
better known as the U-2 Dragon Lady. This
paper will include at a minimum an analysis of the types of operations each
aircraft are used for including the flight profiles flown, the layout of the
Global Hawks Ground Control System (GCS) versus the cockpit of the U-2, and any
of the known human factors associated with the Global Hawk to those of the U-2 with
the focus being on operator fatigue and ergonomics. Additionally this paper will propose
potential mitigation techniques to either eliminate or minimize the respective
human factors discovered throughout the research. This will also include those solutions in
which the USAF is proposing in order to mitigate or eliminate. Finally this paper will conclude with any
recommendations discovered throughout the paper.
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