Comparison of Eye-Tracking, Rhino-Pointing, and Traditional Human System Interface (Project Have Rhino)
Abstract
This report documents results from Have Rhino, a comparison of three HSI methods. Testing was requested by the Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio. The lead developmental test organization was the Air Force Test Center, Edwards AFB, California. The executing test organization was class 19B of the USAF Test Pilot School, Edwards AFB. Testing was conducted from 8 to 20 March 2020 and consisted of 14.5 ground test hours and 14 sorties totaling 21 flight test hours. The overall test objective was to compare eye-tracking, rhino-pointing (a form of head-tracking), and traditional tactile input as components of a large area display HSI. All test objectives were met. The test program was organized as a series of trials, each consisting of a task and a maneuver. There were three specific tasks and three sets of maneuvers. Operators from a variety of backgrounds flew all tasks and all maneuvers using each of the three HSI methods. These trials used an evaluator station in the rear cockpit of an experimental L-29 Delfin and control room to gather quantitative metrics about the performance of the HSI methods, and augmented that data with operator comments and surveys. After HSI performance metrics were gathered, a separate task was flown to mimic an operational intercept, yielding additional qualitative data about the utility of the HSI methods.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jul 06, 2020
- Accession Number
- AD1113400
Entities
People
- Chiawei Lee
- D. I. Harp
- Harrison H. Whiting
- Ross H. Armstrong
- Scott C. Dold
- Shawn E. Nevala
- Zachary N. Purser
Organizations
- U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School