ABSTRACT
Human factors scholars and engineers employ numerous ways to measure human performance in the laboratory and in the field, typically in terms of efficacy and efficiency. In addition, researchers collect data that reflect variables that impact performance: workload, situation awareness, trust in automation, etc. While deploying these intricate measures and associated instruments in the laboratory is often tedious, this is even more difficult in the field. However, a number of emerging wearable-computing technologies are making this feasible. This development is particularly exciting in the area of unmanned aircraft systems, which are set to proliferate our skies in the near future. By studying human performance when operating these aircraft, scholars can inform the design practice of unmanned aircraft and other systems to be more user-centric, consequently improving human performance.
