A Limited Evaluation of Off-Boresight Flight Reference Symbologies for Fixed Wing Aircraft Helmet-Mounted Displays

Abstract

This report presents the results of Project Have SYCLOPS, a limited evaluation of off-boresight flight reference symbologies for fixed wing helmet-mounted displays (HMDs). The overall objective was to compare three HMD flight reference displays containing own- ship status information as aids during operationally representative, off-boresight, air-to-air and air-to-ground piloting tasks. The three symbologies were the Baseline (BL), Baseline Plus (BL+) and Advanced Non-Distributed Flight Reference (ANDFR). The Air Force Research Laboratory, Human Effectiveness Directorate (AFRL/HECV) requested this testing. USAF Test Pilot School (TPS) Class O2B conducted two calibration flights and twelve VISTA flight test sorties at Edwards AFB, CA from 10 Apr 03 to 23 Apr 03, totaling 19.3 hours. Three T-38 support sorties were also flown totaling 3.5 hours. All test objectives were met.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA418161

Entities

People

  • C. T. Owens
  • Donald G. Sheesley
  • Frederick C. Bivetto
  • Stephen P. Mcilvaine
  • Thomas A. Holler

Organizations

  • Air Force Test Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

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

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Altimeters
  • Altitude
  • Control Panels
  • Control Systems
  • Digital Information
  • Display Systems
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Fixed Wing Aircraft
  • Flight Simulators
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Military Research
  • Situational Awareness
  • Statistical Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).