Selected Work 01
Intuitive Control for Multi-Drone ISR Missions
Designing a 'Mission-First' operational interface to manage multiple semi-autonomous drones with reduced cognitive load and real-time tactical AI support.
Focus Areas
- Tactical UX Strategy
- Mission-Aware Architecture
- Real-Time AI Integration
Timeline
2024 — 6 Weeks
Implementing a 4-phase workflow—Prepare, Deploy, Operate, and Recover—to ensure the interface is always context-aware and mission-driven.
The objective was to transform high-pressure situational awareness into a manageable, intuitive journey. By integrating "Quick-AI" for tactical suggestions and global status glyphs, we enabled fleet monitoring in under 2 seconds.
The Process & Discovery
The journey began with extensive stakeholder interviews and user shadowing to uncover the real pain points, not just the perceived ones.
We moved quickly from low-fidelity wireframes into interactive prototypes, validating our assumptions with real users every week. This iterative cycle ensured that the final design was stress-tested against actual use cases before a single line of production code was written.
The Result
The modernized design system achieved horizontal mental model alignment, ensuring that the UI structure matched the operator's expectations under stress. This adaptive, phase-aware behavior significantly reduced decision fatigue and friction within critical ISR mission flows.
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