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Title:
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Cognitive Issues Related to Advanced Cockpit Displays: Supporting the Transition Between |
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Author:
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Lohrenz, Maura |
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Publisher:
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MIT International Center for Air Transportation |
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Issue Date:
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2003-06 |
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Abstract:
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A critical issue in military aviation is the pilot’s ability to transition between primarily internal (head-down, instrument-driven) and external (head-up, out of the cockpit) guidance.
Experimental cockpit displays were designed and tested for how well they might support this
transition phase for military pilots performing time-critical air-to-ground targeting missions such
as Forward Air Control and Close Air Support. Twelve subjects performed three sets of
experiments using a flight simulator (with simulated heads-up display in the forward field of
view) connected to a moving-map display. The experiments were designed to help explain
which visual cues in the displays might best help a pilot 1) navigate to a given target area (the
“flight guidance” phase of a mission) and 2) search for, find and identify a target (the “target
acquisition” phase). |
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URI:
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http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/35820
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Series/Report no.:
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ICAT-2003-3 |
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Keywords:
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military aviation, air transportation, cockpit displays, targeting missions |
