Attitude Maintenance Using an Off-Boresight Helmet-Mounted Virtual Display

Abstract

Helmet-mounted displays (HMDs) enable flight information to be displayed within the Pilot's field-of-view. regardless of head position in the cockpit. The present research initiates the investigation of an off-boresight HMD (OBHMD). which appears when the pilot's head position is greater than 20- degrees from the aircraft's boresight. Nine subjects flew a simulated, low- level, high-speed, airborne surveillance/ reconnaissance mission. while monitoring a hostile adversary aircraft. The results indicate pilots were able to spend more time and look further offboresight with an OBHMD than without one. In addition. missions with an OBHMD produced fewer terrain impacts. This research effort has demonstrated the promising performance benefits an OBHMD affords, as well as the need for further research to optimize OBHMD symbology.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 1991
Accession Number
ADP006405

Entities

People

  • Christopher S. Calhoun
  • Eric E. Geiselman
  • Robert K. Osgood

Organizations

  • Armstrong Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Airborne
  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attitude Indicators
  • Coordinate Systems
  • Display Systems
  • Flight
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Paths
  • Graphics
  • Helmet Mounted Displays
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Night Vision
  • Reaction Time
  • Research Facilities
  • Simulators
  • Software Development

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Data Mining and Knowledge Discovery.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).