An Adaptive Pilot Model with Reaction Time-Delay

TL;DR

This paper introduces an adaptive human pilot model that accounts for reaction time delays, facilitating the evaluation and design of adaptive controllers in piloted systems with uncertain dynamics.

Contribution

It proposes a novel adaptive pilot model incorporating reaction time delay, addressing nonlinear interactions in adaptive control with human pilots.

Findings

Model effectively simulates pilot response delays.

Supports evaluation and design of adaptive controllers.

Enhances understanding of pilot-controller interactions.

Abstract

Practical adaptive control implementations where human pilots coexist in the loop are still uncommon, despite their success in handling uncertain dynamical systems. This is owing to their special nonlinear characteristics which lead to unfavorable interactions between pilots and adaptive controllers. To pave the way for the implementation of adaptive controllers in piloted applications, we propose an adaptive human pilot model that takes into account the time delay in the pilot's response while operating on an adaptive control system. The model can be utilized in the evaluation of adaptive controllers through the simulation environment and guide in their design.