A Model for Human Pilot Behavior During Wake Vortex Encounter Upsets.
Abstract
A model for pilot behavior is needed to more completely analyze the consequences (including hazard assessment) of wake vortex encounter upsets during final approach. Such a model has been developed to describe a pilot's roll control behavior during a vortex upset. This model resulted from abstracting the salient characteristics of the many vortex encounters recorded during two moving-base piloted simulations at NASA Ames Research Center. The model allows for several discrete modes of behavior and includes an associated set of switching logics. The model is the result of a lengthy sequence of analytical steps; however, a retracing of these steps is not included here. Rather, only a description of the resulting model and several example applications are presented. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADA024534
Entities
People
- Thomas T. Myers
- Walter A. Johnson