Topic Area
HUMAN FACTORS
Abstract
The United States military is committed to the development of complete autonomy in unmanned vehicles, including armed unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The design and deployment of autonomous lethal UAS raises ethical issues that have implications for human factors. System design, procedures, and training will be impacted by the advent of autonomous lethal UAS. This paper will define relevant vocabulary, review the literature on robot ethics as it applies to the military setting, discuss various perspectives in the research community, address levels of UAS autonomy, and discuss implications for operator training, responsibility, and human-machine interaction. Familiarity with these ethical issues and their repercussions will prepare human factors practitioners for the challenges created by this developing technology.
Start Date
16-1-2015 1:30 PM
End Date
16-1-2015 3:00 PM
Scholarly Commons Citation
Kiernan, Kristine, "Human Factors Considerations in Autonomous Lethal Unmanned Aerial Systems" (2015). Aviation / Aeronautics / Aerospace International Research Conference. 22.
https://commons.erau.edu/aircon/2015/Friday/22
Presentation Slides
Included in
Aeronautical Vehicles Commons, Industrial and Organizational Psychology Commons, Management and Operations Commons, Science and Technology Studies Commons
Human Factors Considerations in Autonomous Lethal Unmanned Aerial Systems
The United States military is committed to the development of complete autonomy in unmanned vehicles, including armed unmanned aerial systems (UAS). The design and deployment of autonomous lethal UAS raises ethical issues that have implications for human factors. System design, procedures, and training will be impacted by the advent of autonomous lethal UAS. This paper will define relevant vocabulary, review the literature on robot ethics as it applies to the military setting, discuss various perspectives in the research community, address levels of UAS autonomy, and discuss implications for operator training, responsibility, and human-machine interaction. Familiarity with these ethical issues and their repercussions will prepare human factors practitioners for the challenges created by this developing technology.