RELATIVE MOTION. 3. SOME RELATIVE MOTION PROBLEMS IN AVIATION

Abstract

This study was conducted for the purpose of exploring relative motion problems in a variety of pilot and navigator tasks. Field studies surveyed methods used by pilots to fly intercepts; analyzed the guidance of air-to-ground missiles; and identified relative motion problems in attitude and navigation displays including the ANIP display. In addition, two experiments were carried out to determine natural responses to inside-out displays as a function of display size, and to determine how to eliminate wrong responses to roll information presented on such displays (reversal errors). The study confirmed the superiority of outside-in displays, made specific recommendations for the design of navigation and attitude displays for air- and spacecraft, and suggested ways of eliminating reversal errors. It also recommended procedures for missile guidance, and provided insights into the cues that pilots use in visual intercepts.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1961
Accession Number
AD0256346

Entities

People

  • Charles R. Kelley
  • Hugh M. Bowen
  • Sybil De Groot

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircrafts
  • Analog Computers
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Control Sticks
  • Guidance
  • Helicopters
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrument Panels
  • Navigation
  • Psychology
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Simulators
  • Spacecraft
  • Swept Wings
  • Training Devices

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Radar Systems Engineering.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers