Visually Coupled Systems (VCS): Preparing the Engineering Research Framework

Abstract

This paper explores the development and impact of new visually coupled system (VCS) equipment designed to support engineering and human factors research in the military aircraft cockpit environment. VCS represents an advanced man-machine interface (MMI), whose superiority over the conventional cockpit MMI has not been established in a conclusive and rigorous fashion. What has been missing is a "systems" approach to technology advancement that is comprehensive enough to produce conclusive results concerning the operational viability of the VCS concept and verify any risk factors which might be involved with its general use in the cockpit. The overall system concept and the design of one important subsystem, a new militarized version of the magnetic helmet mounted sight, are discussed in detail. Significant emphasis is given to illustrating how particular design features in the hardware improve overall system performance and support research activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1990
Accession Number
ADA434162

Entities

People

  • Dean F. Kocian

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Aircrafts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Engineering
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Information Operations
  • Military Aircraft
  • Risk Factors
  • Standards
  • Vehicle Equipment

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  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Software Engineering
  • Systems Analysis and Design