Simulator Evaluation of Electronic Radio Aids to Navigation Displays--The Miniexperiment.
Abstract
This report describes a simulator evaluation of electronic radio aids to navigation displays conducted for the purpose of trading off display information effectiveness with operational requirements and shipboard system cost. The miniexperiment, a predecessor to more lengthy experimentation, utilized an abbreviated scenario to operationally simulate 18 display formats. Six digital, ten graphic, and two perspective displays were evaluated. The digital display was designed to provide trackkeeping and turning information that would enable a pilot to transit the waterway while using an inexpensive digital (alphanumeric or numeric only) display. The graphic display was designed to provide a pictorial representation of ownship in the waterway similar to the way it is viewed on radar, contemporary collision avoidance, or navigation option displays. The perspective display was designed to portray the perspective scene as viewed out the forward bridge windows. Pilot performance using each of the displays is discussed and analyzed, and seven displays were recommended for further evaluation in the full-scale experiment. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1980
- Accession Number
- ADA107072
Entities
People
- K. L. Marino
- R .b. Cooper