A Helicopter Flight Evaluation of Kinesthetic-Tactual Displays.

Abstract

The kinesthetic-tactual (KT) display concept employs moveable elements incorporated in a pilot's flight control handgraps. A series of laboratory and simulator studies conducted since 1976 has shown that this touch-based display approach can substitute for visual dispalys or augment them in useful ways. This report describes the first helicopter flight evaluation and demonstration of KT displays. Flight performance data were collected to compare the conventional visual display condition to KT conditions. Performance results as well as pilot opinion comments are discussed along with conclusions and implications for further KT system development. This is an interim report because in-depth analysis of the flight data is still underway. The most promising potential benefits in mission applications of KT displays are for conditions where visual task demands are high; for example, helicopter terrain flight requiring continuous visual attention outside the cockpit, and where use of conventional visual displays is complicated by night vision devices. Keywords: Human performance; Pilot workload.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA168302

Entities

People

  • Alan M. Poston
  • Richard S. Dunn

Organizations

  • Human Engineering Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airspeed Indicators
  • Altitude
  • Collision Avoidance
  • Display Systems
  • Dual Channel
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Information Processing
  • Information Transfer
  • Liquid Crystal Displays
  • Liquid Crystals
  • Measurement
  • Night Vision Devices
  • Task Performance And Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Workload

Readers

  • Aviation Safety and Air Traffic Management
  • Robotics and Automation.