Head Tracking for Using a GPS-Aided 3D Audio MEMS IMU

Abstract

Spatial orientation plays a critical role in aviation, especially under conditions of instrument flight rules. The ability to detect the direction of an aircraft's heading, the ground, an airfield, and approaching aircraft is particularly challenging at night or in stormy weather. This article describes ongoing work to develop a GPS/IMU-based head tracking system to provide 3D audio dues that can help pilots orient themselves in adverse circumstances.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Feb 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA444265

Entities

People

  • Douglas S. Brungart
  • J. M. Joffrion
  • John Raquet

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Flight
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Inertial Measurement Units
  • Inertial Navigation
  • Inertial Navigation Systems
  • Kalman Filters
  • Measurement
  • Navigation
  • Operating Systems
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Three Dimensional
  • Virtual Reality

Readers

  • Agent-Based Social Robotics and Mobile-Assisted Learning in Virtual Environments.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Inertial Navigation Systems.

Technology Areas

  • Space