A G-induced loss-of-consciousness (GLOC) and spatial disorientation auto-recovery system has been developed and tested on the Advanced Fighter Technology Integration (AFTI)/F-16 aircraft. The pilot controls the operation of this system by entering an MSL altitude and manually arming the system. Engagment conditions of the auto-recovery maneuver are controlled by aircraft speed, altitude, attitude, and the set recovery altitude and do not depend upon any determination of pilot physiological condition. Initiation of the recovery maneuver is preceded by visual and aural warnings which continue until the pilot resumes control. The pilot always has the capability to override or disengage the auto-recovery maneuver. This system, as developed on the AFTI/F-16, is directly and quickly applicable to other analog or digital flight control systems such as found in the F-16 or F-18. This system provides the pilot protection from ground collision in most air-to-air training environments.
AFTI/F-16 gravity-induced loss-of-consciousness and spatial disorientation auto-recovery system
AFTI/F-16 Automatisches Erkennungssystem von Schwerkraftsinduziertem Realitaetsverlust und raeumlicher Entorientierung
1986
7 Seiten, 4 Bilder
Conference paper
English
SAE Technical Papers | 1974
|AFTI/F-16 sensor/tracker system
Tema Archive | 1986
|Spatial Disorientation Trainer (DISO)
Emerald Group Publishing | 1999
AFTI/F-16 technology demonstrator
AIAA | 1983
|