HoloGCS: mixed reality-based ground control station for unmanned aerial vehicle

Abstract

Human–robot interaction (HRI), which studies the interaction between robots and humans, appears as a promising research idea for the future of smart factories. In this study, HoloLens as ground control station (HoloGCS) is implemented, and its performance is discussed. HoloGCS is a mixed reality-based system for controlling and monitoring unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV). The system incorporates HRI through speech commands and video streaming, enabling UAV teleoperation. HoloGCS provides a user interface that allows operators to monitor and control the UAV easily. To demonstrate the feasibility of the proposed systems, a user case study (user testing and SUS-based questionnaire) was performed to gather qualitative results. In addition, throughput, RTT, latency, and speech accuracy were also gathered and analyzed to evaluate quantitative results.