Effects of Direct Side Force Control on Pilot Tracking Performance.

Abstract

An experiment was conducted to determine the effects of direct side force motion on a pilot's tracking performance in a simulated air-to-air engagement. Two degrees of control, pitch and lateral velocity, could be commanded by the pilot. Forty-five second runs at various normal G profiles were made with and without dynamic lateral motion, using four subjects. The results showed some degradation of performance at low normal G levels with side motion, but the subjects demonstrated they could easily maintain effective tracking control with + or - 2 Gs of dynamic lateral acceleration.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1976
Accession Number
ADA036083

Entities

People

  • Donald R. Loose
  • George Potor Jr
  • Kenneth W. Mcelreath

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Biomedical Research
  • Centrifuges
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Environment
  • Experimental Design
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Robotics and Automation.