A Computational Process Model of Basic Aircraft Maneuvering

Abstract

This paper describes a computational process model of basic aircraft maneuvering. It is an embodied performance model, implemented in ACT-R, that operates a Predator UAV synthetic task environment. The design of the model is borrowed from the Control and Performance Concept, a widely taught technique for instrument flight, and from discussions with subject matter experts. Comparisons with human data show the model to be a good approximation to expert human performance. although the model shows more intra-maneuver variability. The paper concludes with a description of methodological and implementation details that make this cognitive modeling effort distinctive.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADP015854

Entities

People

  • Jerry T. Ball
  • Kevin A. Gluck
  • Mathew D. Purtee
  • Michael A. Krusmark
  • Stuart M. Rodgers

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Aircrafts
  • Cognition
  • Computational Processes
  • Computer Programming
  • Control Systems
  • Data Sets
  • Instrument Flight
  • Lisp Programming Language
  • Motor Skills
  • Personnel Management
  • Pilots
  • Programming Languages
  • Psychology
  • Simulations
  • Situational Awareness

Readers

  • Aerodynamics/Aeronautics.
  • Team-Based Human-Centered Cognitive Task Decision Making and Information Performance.
  • Theoretical Analysis.