Visual Cues in the Simulation of Low-Level Flight.

Abstract

The research described in this report was directed towards a continued examination of visual cues used by pilots to maintain altitude in low level flight simulation. The first study investigated the use of a psychophysical technique to provide a quick, low-cost evaluation of altitude cues provided by five visual display system conditions in which terrain features were varied in detail, density, and vertical development. Both pilot and non-pilot observers were employed. A second study examined three visual display environments (i.e., a valley floor, a valley floor with walls, and a valley floor with walls and inverted pyramids) using different display modes (i.e., slides, static video, and dynamic video). Differences between pilot and non-pilot subjects were obtained for the accuracy of altitude estimation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 31, 1983
Accession Number
ADA135461

Entities

People

  • E. J. Rinalducci

Organizations

  • Georgia Tech

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Altitude
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Cost Effectiveness
  • Display Systems
  • Flight Simulations
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Training
  • Information Processing
  • Level Flight
  • Perception
  • Pilots
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Psychology

Readers

  • Aerospace Test and Evaluation
  • Computer Vision.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.