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http://dx.doi.org/10.5139/JKSAS.2020.48.11.935

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

Seo, Wonik (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University)
Lee, Hyun Moo (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University)
Kim, Jeong-Hun (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University)
Choi, Keeyoung (Department of Aerospace Engineering, Inha University)
Jee, Cheol-Kyu (Agency for Defense Development)
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Journal of the Korean Society for Aeronautical & Space Sciences / v.48, no.11, 2020 , pp. 935-943 More about this Journal
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.
Keywords
MUM-T Mission; Air Strategy; Derivation of Mission; SEAD; Mission Suitability Assessment;
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