A Preliminary Flight Evaluation of the Peripheral Vision Display Using the NT-33A Aircraft.

Abstract

The Malcolm Horizon, a Peripheral Vision Display (PVD), was installed in the NT-33A variable stability research aircraft. The display provided the evaluation pilot with a gyro stabilized horizon line of red laser light. An experiment was conducted to determine the effect of the PVD on pilot workload. Workload was inferred from performance on a secondary task, in this case, the Sternberg task generated by the Workload Assessment Device (WAD). The primary piloting task required maintenance of airspeed, altitude, and angle of bank during instrument flight conditions. Nine NT-33A flights were flown by two evaluation pilots. Presence of the PVD reduced the WAD reaction times of one of the pilots. The reaction times of the other pilot showed mixed results. In-flight data and the pilots subjective comments about the display are discussed. (Author)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1984
Accession Number
ADA145123

Entities

People

  • L. Knotts
  • V. Gawron

Organizations

  • Calspan

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Instrument Flight
  • Instrument Panels
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Measurement
  • Peripheral Vision
  • Reaction Time
  • Recording Systems
  • Research Aircraft
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • Directed Energy