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A Methodology for Evaluating Mission Suitability of Manned-Unmanned Aircraft Teaming for SEAD Missions

SEAD 임무 수행을 위한 유x무인기 협업 체계의 임무적합도 평가 방법론 연구

  • Received : 2020.07.13
  • Accepted : 2020.10.26
  • Published : 2020.11.01

Abstract

This paper presents a methodology for evaluating suitability of a manned-unmanned aerial vehicle team for a complicated mission. The study identified vehicle performance, equipment performance and level of autonomy as the key factors that affect the mission effectiveness. A manned and an unmanned aircraft were compared, and their performance was quantized in these respects. SEAD was chosen as a representative manned-unmanned team mission. The SEAD mission was broken down to a sequence of tasks. Mission experts evaluated the importance of each mark item for the mission legs. Combining the results showed proper type of aircraft for each leg depending on the complexity, safety, and importance of the task. Finally, the whole mission plan was laid out as a time-based sequence which alleviate pilot workload significantly.

본 연구에서는 협업기반의 임무 수행 시 유·무인전투기 각각의 역할을 도출하고 복합 운용방안을 제시하기 위한 임무 적합도 평가 방법론을 제시하였다. 유·무인전투기 복합운용을 위한 대표 임무로 SEAD 임무를 선정하고 기체 성능, 장비성능 그리고 자율성 수준을 고려한 성능평가표를 작성하여 유인전투기와 무인전투기의 성능을 비교하였다. SEAD의 세부 임무절차를 구분하여 성능평가표의 항목과 결합된 임무적합도 평가지표를 설계하고, 전문가 설문을 통해 임무적합도를 평가하였다. 평가결과를 통해 세부 임무의 위험성과 중요도에 따라 무인기와 유인기의 적정 역할을 설정할 수 있었고, 이를 바탕으로 조종사의 임무부담을 줄이도록 임무, 통제권, 유·무인전투기의 임무 및 기동을 반영한 시간 기반의 임무계획을 수립할 수 있었다.

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