TY - JOUR A2 - Eklundh, Kerstin S. AU - Pitman, David AU - Cummings, Mary L. PY - 2012 DA - 2012/08/29 TI - Collaborative Exploration with a Micro Aerial Vehicle: A Novel Interaction Method for Controlling a MAV with a Hand-Held Device SP - 768180 VL - 2012 AB - In order to collaboratively explore an environment with a Micro Aerial Vehicle (MAV), an operator needs a mobile interface, which can support the operator’s divided attention. To this end, we developed the Micro Aerial Vehicle Exploration of an Unknown Environment (MAV-VUE) interface, which allows operators with minimal training the ability to remotely explore their environment with a MAV. MAV-VUE employs a concept we term Perceived First-Order (PFO) control, which allows an operator to effectively “fly” a MAV with no risk to the vehicle. PFO control utilizes a position feedback control loop to fly the MAV while presenting rate feedback to the operator. A usability study was conducted to evaluate MAV-VUE. This interface was connected remotely to an actual MAV to explore a GPS-simulated urban environment. SN - 1687-5893 UR - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/768180 DO - 10.1155/2012/768180 JF - Advances in Human-Computer Interaction PB - Hindawi Publishing Corporation KW - ER -