Helicopter Pilot Response Latency as a Function of the Spatial Arrangement of Instruments and Controls,
Abstract
This study addresses the question of the spatial arrangement of helicopter instruments and controls in terms of stimulus-response compatibility. The results indicate that in airspeed and altitude adjustment tasks the compatible placement of controls and displayed information may result in a significant time savings and reduced workload and therefore increased mission performance. Fitts' Law is used as a dependent measure to assess the performance of subjects in a discrete manual control task.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 1983
- Accession Number
- ADP001636
Entities
People
- E. James Hartzell
- R. Beveridge
- R. Cortilla
- Sherry L. Dunbar
Organizations
- Ames Research Center