Simulator Sickness in the AH-1S (Cobra) Flight Simulator

Abstract

The U.S. Army Aeromedical Research Laboratory conducted field studies of operational flight simulators to assess the incidence and severity of simulator sickness. Simulator sickness here refers to the constellation of motion sickness related symptoms that occur in simulators due to visual representation, motion base representation, or combination of the two representations of flight. The incidence rates and relative frequency of specific symptoms are presented. Correlational factors such as recent simulator experience, current state of health, overall flight experience, mission scenario, and flight dynamics are presented. This report ranks the Army's flight simulators in comparison to the 10 Navy simulators studied by the Naval Training Systems Center, Orlando, FL. The study further reinforces the need for studies to understand perceptual rearrangement, adaptation/readaptation, and pilot susceptibility to the effects of simulation. Design criteria for simulators, as well as those training guidelines necessary to cope with this phenomenon also must be addressed. Keywords: Simulator sickness; training; Motion sickness; Adaptation; Equilibrium; Ataxia; Flight simulators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA214562

Entities

People

  • Daniel W. Gower Jr.
  • Jennifer Fowlkes

Organizations

  • United States Army Aeromedical Research Lab

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Artillery
  • Asthenopia
  • Biomedical Research
  • Flight Simulators
  • Frequency
  • Health Services
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Military Research
  • Motion Sickness
  • Naval Training
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Standards
  • Training

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Theoretical Analysis.