Development and Validation of a Method of Evaluating the Effectiveness of Fighter Aircraft Simulation Force Cueing Devices
Abstract
This report documents the study which developed a method for evaluating the effectiveness of various force cueing devices a flight simulator. The concept developed included measurement of pilot behavior, performance, physiology and subjective pilot opinion to evaluate system effectiveness. As a part of this study, a trial evaluation was conducted in a laboratory fighter simulator to validate the evaluation method including identifying which pilot behaviors could best be measured and how the data could be collected and analyzed. Five task scenarios were flown by experienced fighter pilots with and without the presence of force cueing. Control activity and vehicle state data were analyzed to examine the effects of force cueing on pilot performance and control behavior. A debriefing questionnaire was used to elicit the pilot's subjective evaluation. The results of the trial evaluation indicated that the presence of force cueing improved pilot performance, control behavior, and made the simulator more operationally realistic.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- May 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA375328
Entities
People
- James D. Basinger
- Richard J. Heintzman