Piloted Investigation of a Remotely Piloted Vehicle Remote Operator's Station Volume I. Simulation Report
Abstract
A simulation study was performed to address issues related to a remote operator's interface with an automatic landing system for remotely piloted vehicles (RPV). Specifically, supervisory override and remote control modes, remote operator performance associated with various levels of control, and control/display adequacy were addressed. Throughout the simulation, alternative control modes were implemented and used to perform remote control of an RPV during the takeoff and landing portions of a mission. The supervisory override function proved helpful during localizer and glideslope capture, while no single remote control mode was determined as superior. Preferred pitch control modes were narrowed to proportional pitch attitude and flight path angle. The control/display complement was found to contain adequate information, but particular display properties were found to be deficient. The results of this simulation were incorporated and the resulting console was validated in a flight test (Volume II of this Technical Report).
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1976
- Accession Number
- ADB022596
Entities
People
- Bond R. Hattershire
- Larry C. Butterbaugh
- Paul D. Tofte
- Peter B. Lovering
Organizations
- Flight Dynamics Laboratory