F-16 Control Stick Response during +Gz-Induced Loss of Consciousness

Abstract

The stick input has been analyzed during deliberate self-induced +Gz loss of conscious-ness (G-LOC) on the USAF School of Aerospace Medicine human centrifuge. An F-16A stick was utilized with output of + or - pitch, + or - roll, an on-off binary sensory being obtained in 1/8-s intervals during G-LOC and recovery. The results are applicable to emerging aircraft autorecovery technology. The currently known physiologic aspects of G-LOC and their time relationship are reviewed in relation to the potential use of stick force as a rather simplistic G-LOC physiologic monitoring technique. Keywords: Loss of Consciousness; Autorecovery; Flight dynamics; Tolerances(Physiology).

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 1986
Accession Number
ADA184107

Entities

People

  • James E. Whinnery

Organizations

  • United States Air Force School of Aerospace Medicine

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aerial Warfare
  • Aerospace Medicine
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Facilities
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Centrifuges
  • Classification
  • Consciousness
  • Control Sticks
  • Control Systems
  • Incapacitation
  • Medical Personnel
  • Monitoring
  • Physiological Monitoring
  • Security
  • Upper Extremity

Readers

  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.
  • Brain and Cognitive Science; Experimental Psychology; Cognitive Neuroscience
  • Robotics and Automation.

Technology Areas

  • Space