Visual Effects of F-16 Canopy/HUD (Head Up Display) Integration,

Abstract

Future fighter aircraft will be fitted with Wide Field of View Head Up Displays (WFOV HUDs), and probably, curved windscreens. Initial flight tests with a WFOV LANTIRN HUD in an F-16 fighter resulted in test pilots complaining of several visually related problems. One of the complaints was of double vision -- either two aiming symbols or two targets were seen when the pilot kept both eyes open. Other complaints included those of blurred images and a change in depth perception when looking through the HUD-canopy combination. This paper is a report of some of the work done by the Air Force Aerospace Medical Research Laboratory in an attempt to determine both the source of the problem and possible solutions.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1983
Accession Number
ADP003221

Entities

People

  • L. V. Genco

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Aircrafts
  • Biomedical Research
  • Buildings And Structures
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Materials
  • Materials Laboratories
  • Medical Laboratories
  • Military Aircraft
  • Perception
  • Research Facilities
  • Vehicles

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Psychological Intervention/Treatment for Stress, Anxiety, PTSD, and Related Emotional and Cognitive Health Symptoms.
  • Vision Science/Vision Psychology/Cognitive Neuroscience.

Technology Areas

  • Space
  • Space - Space Objects