Human-Drone Interaction: Let's Get Ready for Flying User Interfaces!

摘要

Many advances in human-computer interaction (HCI) are driven by technological advances. Recently, a new category of devices became small enough, cheap enough, and robust enough to be available for the mass market: drones [1]. Initially, drones were for non-civilian use, but over the past 10 years, they have become toys controlled by hobbyists. With both drone technology and computing hardware growing lighter, drones can now handle a payload sufficient to carry sensors and actuators. This makes using drones interesting for user interface researchers and designers of interactive systems, as drones are now able to bring user interfaces into a third dimension in a scalable way. These developments have opened up a new sub-field in interaction research: human-drone interaction.