Approaches to Adaptation of Operators’ Field of Vision Settings During Training and Operation of Drones

Introduction. The widespread use of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), including first-person view drones (FPV drones), makes it more urgent to create modern training complexes for training UAV operators and ensuring their optimal performance. The purpose of the paper is to investigate ways and methods of using artificial intelligence to reduce the load on the vestibular apparatus of external pilots of FPV drones. Results. Various factors influencing the operator's vestibular apparatus have been studied, especially those that allow the use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools. The analysis of a group of software and hardware factors and separately the means of adjusting the operator's working field of vision is relevant. The proposed method is effective both during operation and during training on training software and hardware complexes, where this is especially important, since operators train extremely intensively. Conclusions. Individual adaptation of field of view settings using AI methods has significant potential to improve the efficiency and comfort of external pilots of FPV drones, although there are certain shortcomings and limitations that should be taken into account. Ensuring data confidentiality, managing computing resources and algorithm efficiency are key aspects that require attention for the successful implementation of such solutions. It is possible to ensure optimal operator performance when performing tasks that require vestibular functions. This will reduce the requirements for external pilots and, accordingly, increase the number of people capable of controlling FPV drones. Methods for using AI to optimize the operator's field of view work successfully both during the operation of real drones and on training software and hardware complexes. Keywords: FPV drone, training complex, unmanned aerial vehicle, external pilot, operator, virtual reality, artificial intelligence, method, visual-vestibular conflict, operator` field of view, optimal operator performance.