The Effects of Control System and Display Variations for an Attack Helicopter Mission through Piloted Simulation,

Abstract

Research into methods by which highly maneuverable advanced helicopters can be made to function - with reasonable pilot workload levels - as stable platforms for target designation and/or weapon delivery at night and in adverse weather is a major interest of the U.S. Army Aeromechanics Laboratory. Two candidate techniques under investigation are: (1) helicopters control system modifications that alter the aircraft's response to pilot control inputs and to external inputs such as turbulence and (2) variations in the methods of which critical information is displayed to the pilot in an attempt to reduce the effort required to interpret and respond to a given situation while still maintaining a satisfactory level of system performance. In support of this research, a piloted simulator experiment was designed and conducted to assess the effects on overall system performance and pilot workload of variations in control system characteristics and display format and logic for a nighttime attack helicopter mission. This paper describes the experiment and presents major results and conclusions. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1980
Accession Number
ADA090352

Entities

People

  • Edwin W. Aiken

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attack Helicopters
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Control Systems
  • Display Systems
  • Failure Mode And Effect Analysis
  • Helicopters
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Low Altitude
  • Military Aircraft
  • Rotary Wing Aircraft
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Vehicles
  • Weapon Delivery

Readers

  • Aerospace Engineering
  • Computational Modeling and Simulation
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).