1.5 – Research Log: Entry 1

Each module week you will be required to submit a new, stand-alone, research log entry, in the format outlined below, to identify new sources and types of materials you have been reviewing in association with research for your proposed design. Do not reuse past entries.

For this module week, create your research log and enter each reference you found while developing your abstract (at least five from Activity 1.5). Place these references in alphabetical order, in the proper current APA format, along with a brief (two to three sentences), paraphrased description of the resource and its applicability to your proposed project. Be sure to keep these files for use when you complete your final design project. You will need to add any applicable items from these logs to your final project. The citations should reflect appropriate graduate-level materials, taken from peer-reviewed publications, government reports, and other materials found. Attached is the proper way the professor wants it done.

Research Journal Example
Broten, G., Monckton, S., Giesbrecht, J., & Collier, J. (2006). Software Systems for Robotics: An
Applied Research Perspective. International Journal of Advanced Robotic Systems, 3(1),
11-16. Retrieved from http://cdn.intechopen.com/pdfs/4156/InTechSoftware_systems_for_robotics_an_applied_research_perspective.pdf
This article, written by Broten, Monckton, Giesbrecht, and Collier (2006), describes the Defence
Research and Development Canada (DRDC)’s experience associated with the shift from
teleoperated UGVs to autonomous unmanned vehicles (UV). The information presented in this
reference is applicable since it provides reasoning why some researchers believe the human
element should be removed from the control hierarchy of unmanned vehicle control.
Dombrowski, P., & Gholz, E. (2006). Buying military transformation: Technological
innovation and the defense industry. New York, NY, USA: Columbia University Press.
This book, written by Dombrowski and Gholz (2006), provides the details concerning planned
changes to the U.S. armed services that occurred starting in the 1990s and into modern day. An
analysis of the defense industry’s role in the ongoing Revolution in Military Affairs (RMA),
providing the details of new military technology, is the prime topic relevant tenant of this book.
This analysis dedicates an entire chapter to describing UAV categories, implementation,
comparison to manned aircraft, metrics of measurement, and potential future usage. The
importance of this book as a resource is justified through its identification of unmanned vehicle
performance metrics, which will be required to be fulfilled in the development of a new control
technique.
Tvaryanas, A. (2006, February). Human factors considerations in migration of
Unmanned Aircraft System (UAS) operator control (report no. 20060406003). Brooks
City-Base, TX, USA: 311th Performance Enhancement Directorate, Performance
Enhancement Research Division. Retrieved from http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA444925
This report, written by A. Tvaryanas (2006), identifies the reasons for migrating Unmanned
Aircraft System (UAS) operator control and provides a summary of the associated human
factors literature related to the topic. This document provides insight regarding the effects
human factors has on UAV or UAS control systems and how these effects could possibly be
mitigated or controlled. The justification for usage as a topic resource is evident from examining
the human factor effects inherent to UAS control migration and their applicability in the
development/implementation of a new unmanned vehicle control system.