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Experimental Studies of the Effect of Intent Information on
(Internationa, 1997-05)
Intent information provides knowledge of another aircraft’s current and future trajectory states. Prototype traffic displays were designed for four different levels of intent: Position, Rate, Commanded State, and FMS-Path. ...
Semi-Structured Decision Processes: A Conceptual Framework for Understanding Human-Automation Decision Systems
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1999-09)
The purpose of this work is to improve understanding of existing and proposed decision systems, ideally to improve the design of future systems. A "decision system" is defined as a collection of
information-processing ...
The Impact of GPS Velocity Based Flight Control on Flight Instrumentation Architecture
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1999-06)
This thesis explores the use of velocity information obtained by a Global Positioning System
(GPS) receiver to close the aircraft’s flight control loop. A novel framework to synthesize
attitude information from GPS ...
Resolution of Conflicts Involving Many Aircraft via Semidefinite Programming
(1999-04)
Aircraft conflict detection and resolution is currently attracting the interest of many air transportation service providers and is concerned with the following question: Given a set of airborne aircraft and their intended ...
Experimental Study of Vertical Flight Path Mode Awareness
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1995-03)
An experimental simulator study was run to test pilot detection of an error in autopilot mode selection. Active airline air crew were asked to fly landing approaches by commanding the Flight Path Angle mode while monitoring ...
Development of a Piezoelectric Servo-Flap Actuator for Helicopter Rotor Control
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1994-04-24)
An actuator using a piezoelectric bender to de
ect a trailing edge servo-
ap for use
on a helicopter rotor blade was designed, built, and tested. This actuator is an
improvement over one developed previously at MIT. ...
Enhanced spatial state feedback for night vision goggle displays
(1997-04)
A preliminary study was conducted to investigate the use of visual flow cues as an aid to ground and vertical drift awareness
during helicopter flight and targeting while using night vision goggles (NVG's). Three displays ...
A Human Subject Evaluation of Airport Surface Situational Awareness Using Prototypical Flight Deck Electronic Taxi Chart Displays
(1994-08)
The advent of Instrument Landing Systems has allowed aircraft to safely takeoff and land in low visibility conditions. However, the lack of a means by which pilots can safely navigate on the ground in poor visibility ...
Situation Awareness Information Requirements For Commercial Airline Pilots
(International Center for Air Transportation, 1998-09)
Situation awareness is presented as a fundamental requirement for good airmanship, forming the basis for pilot decision making and performance. To develop a better understanding of the role of situation awareness in flying, ...