Use of a simulator for practical training of pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles in the Slovak Republic

Abstract

Unmanned aerial vehicles were originally developed for the military and aerospace industries. They can be controlled remotely or fly autonomously through software-controlled flight plans in their built-in systems that work in conjunction with on-board sensors and GPS. The usability of unmanned aerial vehicles is currently taking on a wider dimension in several sectors of the national economy, business sectors, or in the field of leisure and relaxation activities. One of the conditions for piloting an unmanned vehicle is to obtain a UAV pilot's license. The paper focuses on the proposal of the possibility of improving the teaching process in the course for pilots of unmanned aerial vehicles, in the form of the implementation of an unmanned flight simulator. The design of the simulator implementation into the teaching process is supported by the implementation of marketing research and real measurement of the load of selected pilots in training during the flight on the simulator and during the practical flight by an unmanned vehicle. In connection with the solved problem, it is possible to recommend the application of the proposed solution for courses of drone pilots, with regard to improving the efficiency and quality of practical training of pilots of drones. For the ever-increasing use of UAVs, it is necessary to take into account the safety of operation, the correct training of pilots, what is the area of the issue addressed.