Centrifuge Validation of a Tactile 'G-Limit' Warning Device.
Abstract
The purpose of the experiment was to evaluate the effectiveness of a tactile, pulsating, warning signal under G-load conditions. Subjects were required to respond to a tactile pulsating signal in their anti-G suit while under varying G loads by pulling a trigger on their control stick. The tactile 'G-limit' warning pulse proved to be a very effective signaling device. Not one warning signal at any frequency was missed by any subject. One subject even reported feeling the signal after he had blacked out which points out the obvious advantage of a tactile warning in not requiring a pilot visual or even audio attention. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Aug 01, 1971
- Accession Number
- AD0732194
Entities
People
- David E. Thorburn
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory