Analysis of Heads-Up Display Quickening Versus Handling Qualities.

Abstract

This study investigated an analytical means of selecting the quickening time constant for the standardized Heads-Up Display flight path marker. The theoretically determined time constant allowed a faster, less resource intensive means of selecting the quickening time constant. The theoretically best time constant for pilot-aircraft handling qualities was equal to the airframe pitch attitude high frequency zero time constant, T-theta-2. Flight test indicated an empirical, more labor intensive method yielded better handling qualities, even though paper analysis indicated the theoretical method was better. The theoretically determined time constant gave slightly lower handling qualities. but was less costly to implement than the empirical method.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1995
Accession Number
ADA293797

Entities

People

  • Gary M. Konnert

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Airframes
  • Closed Loop Systems
  • Cognitive Workload
  • Control Surfaces
  • Control Systems
  • Dynamic Pressure
  • Engineering
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Flight Simulators
  • Flight Testing
  • Frequency
  • Low Altitude
  • Mach Number
  • Measurement
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Mathematics or Statistics
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Hall-Effect Thruster