Experimental Test Plan for the Evaluation of Aircraft Separation Assurance Displays Using Airline Flight Simulators,

Abstract

This test plan describes an experiment for evaluating the cockpit impact of the use of Aircraft Separation Assurance information using a jet transport aircraft simulator and operational airline flight crews. Three concepts for displaying ASA information will be utilized during the evaluation; six flight scenarios, each with a set of six flight conflicts, will be used. Figures of merit for evaluating the display concepts include response delay times, achieved miss distances, deviation from desired flight path, achieved acceleration rates, and qualitative crew opinions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1978
Accession Number
ADA055849

Entities

People

  • Thomas Berry

Organizations

  • ARINC

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Traffic
  • Air Transportation
  • Aircrafts
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Commercial Aircraft
  • Computers
  • Flight Crews
  • Flight Paths
  • Flight Simulators
  • Graphics
  • Jet Transport Aircraft
  • Test Beds
  • Three Dimensional
  • Training
  • Transport Aircraft
  • Transportation

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Defense Acquisition Program Management
  • Geodesy

Technology Areas

  • Space