Pilots from three NATO countries participated in simulated air combat scenarios in which they either flew a conventional cockpit, consisting of F-16/F-15 type cockpit displays, or a virtually-augmented cockpit, consisting of advanced head down/head up displays, helmet mounted displays/trackers, 3 dimensional auditory displays, and haptic displays. Pilots flew simulated air intercept missions against a four-ship ground attack group supported by two air to air adversary fighters. The pilot flying the principal cockpit was instructed to try to shoot down the ground-attack group and return to a pre-defined safe air space without being shot down by adversary aircraft. The degree to which pilot performance was differentially affected by the conventional versus virtually-augmented cockpit manipulation was assessed using objective and subjective measures including pilot-aircraft lethality/survivability, pilot workload, and pilot situation awareness. Results indicated a significant advantage for the virtually-augmented interface condition in the number of missions won, exchange ratio, mission length, and number of ground strikes. In addition, the performance improvements yielded by the virtually-augmented crew station were realized with enhanced situation awareness and a reduction in workload compared to the conventional crew station. Furthermore, post-flight debrief questionnaires produced highly favorable subjective reports from pilots.
Evaluation of Advanced Multisensory Display Concepts for use in Future Tactical Aircraft
1997
222 pages
Report
No indication
English
Avionics , Logistics Military Facilities & Supplies , Flight testing , Multisensors , Tactical aircraft , Helmet mounted displays , Head up displays , Scenarios , Simulation , Survivability , Cockpits , Flight crews , Performance(Human) , Airborne , Interception , Pilots , Attack , Tracking , Human factors engineering , Three dimensional , Aerial warfare , Missions , Jet fighters , Workload , Questionnaires , Air to air , Haptic displays , F-15 aircraft , F-16 aircraft , Situation awareness
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