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Concept for Cross-platform Delegation of Heterogeneous UAVs in a MUM-T Environment

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Advances in Human Factors in Robots, Unmanned Systems and Cybersecurity (AHFE 2021)

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In this article we present a new approach enabling human pilots to delegate and negotiate tasks with other human pilots in Manned-Unmanned Teaming (MUM-T) missions. This incorporates a concept for cross-platform delegation of tasks during missions, bridging different hierarchical leadership levels. So far, we focused on a single human user guiding several unmanned systems. Within this scope we will consider human cooperation to enable the delegation of tasks between several MUM-T compounds on a systems-of-systems level. The methods we already use to delegate tasks within a single MUM-T package will now be extended by delegating tasks from one system to other systems, coordination between packages and situation-dependent deployment of UAVs from another MUM-T compound, all supervised and coordinated by the highest hierarchical instance in the overall structure. Results from initial expert feedback sessions showed that the presented concept represents an early, but already valid approach. However, revisions are still needed concerning the interaction between the human users and the technical functions.

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  1. Institute of Flight Systems, Universität Der Bundeswehr Munich, Werner-Heisenberg-Weg 39, 85577, Neubiberg, Germany

    Siegfried Maier & Axel Schulte

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  1. Department of Engineering, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK

    Matteo Zallio

  2. Department of Engineering, Peruvian University of Applied Sciences, Lima, Peru

    Carlos Raymundo Ibañez

  3. Universidad de Guayaquil, Quayaquil, Ecuador

    Jesus Hechavarria Hernandez

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Maier, S., Schulte, A. (2021). Concept for Cross-platform Delegation of Heterogeneous UAVs in a MUM-T Environment. In: Zallio, M., Raymundo Ibañez, C., Hernandez, J.H. (eds) Advances in Human Factors in Robots, Unmanned Systems and Cybersecurity. AHFE 2021. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 268. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-79997-7_1

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