On the Ability to Provide Demonstrations on a UAS: Observing 90 Untrained Participants Abusing a Flying Robot

Abstract

This paper presents an exploratory study where participants piloted a commercial UAS (unmanned aerial system) through an obstacle course. The goal was to determine how varying the instructions given to participants affected their performance. Preliminary data suggests future studies to perform, as well as guidelines for human-robot interaction, and some best practices for learning from demonstration studies.