Evaluation of Integrated Flight Control/Weapon Delivery Functions for Tactical Data Systems

Abstract

Portions of a flight command system for a single seat, multiple roll, fighter bomber were simulated in a man/machine simulation facility. The effects of various combinations of manual or automatic aircraft steering and external conditions on system performance and pilot workload were investigated. Portions of an A-7 multimode flight control system, a newly derived autopilot, and an angle rate bombing system were integrated to provide automatic aircraft steering during final approach of an air-to-ground mission. Conclusions reached as a result of this study indicate that integrated flight control/weapon delivery functions have the potential to improve weapon delivery performance during high stress situations (e.g., impending air counter-attack, ground fire) by performing some pilot functions automatically. This allows the pilot to devote more time to other hazards.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADB008266

Entities

People

  • D. K. Eto

Organizations

  • Hughes Aircraft Company

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Complex Variables
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Data Analysis
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Digital Computers
  • Flight Control Systems
  • Flight Paths
  • Information Science
  • Measurement
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Applied Combinatorial Optimization and Logic Circuit Design.
  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.