Anthropometric Considerations for a Four-Axis Side-Arm Flight Controller

Abstract

This report describes the physical conditions of a multiaxis side-arm flight controller and armrest which were selected as being comfortable by a sample of 77 nonpilot and pilot personnel. Data are presented for males and females, right- and left-handed personnel, pilots and nonpilots, and pilots wearing and not wearing chemical-biological (CB) protective gear. Generally, the comfort range for the various armrest and flight controller parameters, as selected by nonpilot, male personnel, is sufficiently broad to include the effects of gender, handedness, protective clothing, and pilot experience. Keywords: Side-arm flight controller; Fly by wire; Fly by light; Advanced digital optical control system; Anthropometry.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168135

Entities

People

  • Kathleen A. Christ
  • William B. Debellis

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Army Aircraft
  • Body Armor
  • Clothing
  • Control Systems
  • Databases
  • Engineering
  • Flight Clothing
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Helicopters
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Measurement
  • Military Aircraft
  • Protective Clothing
  • Simulators
  • Workload

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  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Materials Science
  • Robotics and Automation.