A site survey of eight Naval and Marine flight training simulators was conducted to ascertain potential simulator design and procedural aspects with potential for influencing simulator-induced sickness. The results of this survey, described in this report, are catalogued in a set of seven tables including information on various simulator subsystems and simulator-induced sickness incidence. These tables include overviews of simulator visual systems, motion-cuing systems, motion-base parameters, cockpit interior systems, operator/training procedures, reported simulator anomalies, and simulator-induced sickness/aftereffects. Based on this survey, a listing of candidate simulator and operating procedure variables for study is provided. These variables were rated according to their priority for research and their feasibility for laboratory investigation as potential etiological factors in the provaction of simulator-induced sickness. Also provided is a listing of dependent measures amenable for use in research on simulator sickness. A variety of physiological, ataxia, psychomotor, perceptual, task performance, and self-report metrics are suggested. The last section of the report is devoted to the specification of a generic simulator facility aimed at the study of simulator-induced sickness. Suggested requirements for the visual, motion, and computational systems of such a facility are provided, with the intent of establishing an environment in which as many potential simulator design etiological variables as possible could be investigated.
Vehicular Simulator-Induced Sickness. Volume 3. Survey of Etiological Factors and Research Facility Requirements
1986
170 pages
Report
No indication
English
Job Training & Career Development , Stress Physiology , Flight simulators , Motion sickness , Marine corps training , Naval training , Etiology , Psychophysiology , Visual perception , Flight simulation , Cockpits , Ataxia , Psychomotor tests , Performance(Human) , Human factors engineering , Surveys , Task performance