Platform Motion Contributions to Simulator Training Effectiveness: Study III - Interaction of Motion with Field-of-View.
Abstract
The objective was to determine the effects of platform motion cueing, visual field of view (FOV), and their interaction upon learning in the simulator and as subsequent transfer of training to the aircraft for basic contact maneuvers in the T-37 aircraft. A transfer-of-training study design was used in which student pilots were initially trained in the Advanced Simulator for Pilot Training (ASPT) and subsequently evaluated on their first sortie in the T-37 aircraft. Each student received training under one of four simulator configurations: (a) full platform motion (six degrees of freedom), full FOV (300 degrees horizontal by 150 degrees vertical; (b) full platform motion, limited FOV (48 degrees by 36 degrees vertical); (c) no platform motion, full FOV; and (d) no platform motion, limited FOV. For the ASPT pretraining phase, scores from the automated performance measuring system and overall instructor pilot ratings were used for analysis. For the T-37 evaluation sorties, the overall instructor pilot ratings, as well as individually recorded flight parameters, were analyzed. These data provided no conclusive evidence of differential transfer effects resulting from platform motion cueing, size of the visual FOV, or their interaction. As such, these data provide support for previous findings that platform motion cueing does not significantly enhance the transfer of learning for basic contact tasks in the T-37 aircraft. It would seem that the impact of peripheral visual cues for initial acquisition is not critical. Furthermore, no convincing evidence was found indicating increased transfer using platform motion in conjunction with a narrow FOV visual scene.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Nov 01, 1979
- Accession Number
- ADA078426
Entities
People
- Douglas C. Weyer
- Edward Mcdowell
- Mark Nataupsky
- Robert W. Mcfadden
- Wayne L. Waag
Organizations
- Air Force Research Laboratory