VERTICAL INSTRUMENTS

Abstract

This report is a discussion of Vertical Scale Instruments covering the historical facts which led to their design through to their application. The point is made that Vertical Instruments represent the foundation of a new approach to the creation, design and development of displays. This was our first attempt to deliberately design displays so that they would be suited to the total system job and the needs of the pilot. These instruments are now in use in over twelve squadrons and both pilot acceptance and reliability have been very good. Work is continuing on several parts of the Air Force Control-Display Program of which the effort on vertical instruments is a part. Work is being done on improved mechanization techniques, more comprehensive analysis methods for determining information requirements for human operators performing complex control tasks and advanced display designs to meet these requirements.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 1962
Accession Number
AD0410322

Entities

People

  • E. Warren
  • J. H. Kearns

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Control Systems
  • Display Systems
  • Engineering
  • Flight Instruments
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Instrumentation
  • Nato
  • Psychology
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • United States
  • Vehicles

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