UCAS-D ConceptCockpits For UAVs -- Strategy Page
August 6, 2008: U.S. UAV operators are trying to convince UAV manufacturers that it would be in everyone's interest if the UAV controls were literally based on a fighter aircrafts cockpit. That setup is the result of over 80 years of research and experience. Why try and reinvent the wheel for UAVs. Even non-pilots (who operate many of army and marine UAVs) are familiar with modern fighter cockpits, from playing with flight simulator game software. While these games are basically designed for a computer keyboard, they will also work with joystick accessories you plug into your computer.
Ideally, the UAV operators would like workstations laid out like a cockpit, with the flat panel displays (displaying what the UAV cameras see) placed so as to show what the pilot would see if they looked in a particular direction (assuming the UAV had a camera that showed anything in that direction.) One problem with UAVs is that they don't give the pilot a lot of views, but it saves the pilot seconds if he just looks in the direction the camera is pointing.
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My Comment: I can visualize 10 years from now UAVs flying around at speeds and g-forces that a human will not able to withstand. This is the next revolution in avionics, and will revolutionize how combat aircraft will be deployed and used in future wars. Instead of spending billions on F-22s and F-35s, maybe the money should be spent here.
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