In response to the deterioration of ATC technology, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has initiated a program of study to determine the implications of a distributed control structure, 'free-flight', in which pilots would be given authority for navigation and routing decisions. This paper discusses a simulator developed to define constraints on safe and effective pilot decision-making in the proposed 'free-flight' structure. The simulator's design goals were the detailed reproduction of cockpit navigation displays, real-time updating of airspace information, and the flexibility to support dynamic manipulations of the environment. The simulator is housed in the fuselage of a single engine aircraft and supports modern glass-cockpit instrumentation including a primary flight display, a navigation display with proximity warning system, a flight management system display with keyboard input device, and numerous control switches. Unique software abilities includes data collection, data analysis, and data playback. A console control workstation also allows the dynamic manipulation of drone aircraft in simulated air traffic scenarios. At runtime the simulator captures pilot control actions and the location of all traffic.


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    Title :

    Development of a simulator to investigate pilot decision making in free flight


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    High-Fidelity Simulation for Training, Test Support, Mission Rehearsal, and Civilian Applications ; 1996 ; Orlando,FL,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1996-06-12





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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