Title
A Drone Nearly Hit Me! A Reflection on the Human Factors of Drone Collisions
Abstract
BSTRACT The use of multi-rotor drones has grown exponentially as a consumer product and in the commercial sector. The inescapable reality is that drones will become a ubiquitous part of society. One major obstacle to the mainstream acceptance of drones is the public perception of drones being dangerous or a safety hazard. This paper presents an investigation into the human factors toward potential drone collisions. The study included twenty participants who underwent a controlled drone collision exposure and a post-exposure interview. We propose a novel drone collision exposure involving a novel experimental setup simulating drone to human collisions safely. We found that all participants identified the drone’s propellers as their primary concern, with the propeller’s sound being the most threatening. Based on the participant feedback, we identified some concerns on a drone’s unregulated aspects and outline common participant recommendations on drone regulations.
Year
DOI
Venue
2021
10.1145/3411763.3451614
Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Keywords
DocType
Citations 
Human Factors, Multi-rotor Drones, Human Machine Interaction
Conference
0
PageRank 
References 
Authors
0.34
0
5
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Howe Yuan Zhu101.35
Eirene Margaret Magsino200.34
Sanjid Mahmood Hamim300.34
Chin-Teng Lin43840392.55
Hsiang-Ting Chen5102.97