Spatial Orientation Retention Device - Current Status

Abstract

A multi-sensory aircraft attitude tool is described that will allow the pilot to canalize his/her attention and perform out-the-cockpit visual tasks without having to continuously bring his/her vision back into the cockpit to monitor aircraft attitude instruments. Aircraft attitude information currently displayed on head-down displays (HDD) and head-up displays (HUD) is supplemented by tactile cues, audio cues, and helmet-mounted symbology that reinforce attitude information about the state of the aircraft in real time. Tactile and audio cues give the pilot information about the airspeed, altitude, heading and bank and pitch of the aircraft without having to constantly monitor in-cockpit HUD and HDD displays. The Spatial Orientation Retention Device (SORD) will help reduce pilot workload by reassuring the pilot about his/her aircraft attitude and eliminate the requirement of having to focus on the cockpit displays. SORD is currently undergoing evaluation in the Air Force Research Laboratory in both a fixed-base and dynamic flight simulators.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA441896

Entities

People

  • William B. Albery

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Control Systems
  • Department Of Defense
  • Flight Simulators
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Information Operations
  • Military Research
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Three Dimensional

Readers

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