Hi All,
Thanks for those of you who participated in the study and completed the survey! It's you that made all this possible. Today I am glad to report that the study is closed and part of the data was analyzed. We had some really interesting findings, and I would like to share them with you. Here is the link to the tech report we wrote based on the findings:
https://uwaterloo.ca/humans-complex-sys ... e-unmanned
If you are interested in learning more about the non-cooperative object project, a longer version of the tech report and my thesis would give you a good overview and detailed information. They could be found here:
https://uwaterloo.ca/humans-complex-sys ... ation-next
http://hdl.handle.net/10012/8157
Again, thank you very much for supporting our research!
Should you have any questions, please feel free to contact me at xiaochen.yuan@uwaterloo.ca .
Best,
Xiaochen
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Hi,
I am currently a master’s student at University of Waterloo and I am seeking air traffic controllers and pilots to participate in a 30-min survey. The recruitment letter attached provides more details on this study. I am writing to ask if it would be appropriate to post a link for the recruitment of air traffic controllers and pilots regarding the survey on your forum.
This project was reviewed and has received ethics clearance through the Office of Research Ethics at University of Waterloo.
I really appreciate your consideration and help. I would be happy to talk with you further to clarify any aspects of the requests and can be reached by email as indicated below.
Regards,
Xiaochen Yuan
Canadiate for M.A.Sc.
Systems Design Engineering
University of Waterloo
xiaochen.yuan@uwaterloo.ca
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Department of Systems Design Engineering University of Waterloo
PARTICIPANTS NEEDED FOR INVESTIGATING UAS INTEGRATION INTO CONTROLLED AIRSPACE
We are looking for volunteers to take part in an online survey study examining controllers' perspectives of integrating unmanned aircraft systems into controlled airspace. The results will be used as a foundation to provide mitigation strategies for current radar surveillance systems on how the non-cooperative objects, especially unmanned aircraft, should be displayed. This project is conducted under the supervision of Professor Jonathan Histon.
In order to participate in the study, you are expected to have professional working/training experience as an air traffic controller/pilot. In the survey, you would be asked to answer questions about your experience with non-cooperative unmanned aircraft, your preference of information level of detail regarding the display of unmanned aircraft, and potential factors that would affect your communication with the pilots/controllers.
The survey takes approximately 45 minutes to complete, which can be finished whenever and wherever at your convenience, as long as you have the access to the internet. Please be noted that no login and passwords are required, therefore the survey has to be completed at one sitting. Participation is voluntary and anonymous. Although no monetary remuneration will be given, your commitment is greatly appreciated.
To volunteer for this study, please click: http://edu.surveygizmo.com/s3/1118696/Registration
For more information about the study, please contact:
Xiaochen Yuan
Systems Design Engineering
at
xiaochen.yuan@uwaterloo.ca
This study has been reviewed by, and received ethics clearance through,
the Office of Research Ethics, University of Waterloo.


