Motion Cues in Flight Simulation and Simulator Induced Sickness

Abstract

These proceedings include seventeen papers, ensuing discussion of the papers, and a Round Table Discussion from the Symposium sponsored by the AGARD Aerospace Medical Panel. The frequency of reports of undesirable effects associated with simulator training has increased as simulator usage has increased to offset the higher costs and risks of conducting training in the complex modern aircraft. Review of current and anticipated future trends in simulator design features suggests that additional problems will arise if research on the etiology of simulator-induced motion sickness and other unwanted simulator effects is insufficient to counteract problems before they arise. The objective of this symposium was to examine simulator-induced effects, their operational implications, and their etiology in order to develop ideas for reducing undesired effects. The papers in this symposium address present and anticipated trends in simulator design, a theoretical viewpoint underlying many of the studies of simulator effects, characteristics of simulators associated with undesired effects, surveys of simulator-induced effects, models for the design and evaluation of simulators, and perceptual and neurophysiological functions fundamental to the understanding of simulation. These papers and the accompanying discussion provide a summary of information obtained in recent years on simulation, and guidelines for direction of future research. Keywords: Motion sickness, flight simulators, NATO furnished. (aw)

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1988
Accession Number
ADA202492

Entities

Organizations

  • AGARD

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Equipment
  • Aircraft Industry
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Asthenopia
  • Birds
  • Computer Graphics
  • Databases
  • Flight Simulators
  • Fungi
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Medical Personnel
  • Motion Sickness
  • Psychology
  • Students
  • Transport Aircraft

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Systems Analysis and Design
  • Theoretical Analysis.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Spacecraft Maneuvers