Title

Investigation of Pilots' Tracking Capability Using a Roll Command Display

Date

1971

Index Abstract

Not Available

Photo Quality

Complete

Report Number

ASD TR 71-46

Creator

Gieselhart, Richard

Kemmerling, Paul T.

Jarboe, Joseph K.

Corporate Author

Aeronautical Systems Division

Laboratory

Aeronautical Systems Division

Extent

66

Identifier

ADA009590

Access Rights

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited

Distribution Classification

1

Contract

Laboratory Research - No Contract

DoD Project

None Given

DoD Task

None Given

DTIC Record Exists

No

Distribution Change Authority Correspondence

None

Abstract

Ten Air Force pilots having current flying status flew a series of missions to establish baseline normative data for pilot tracking performance. An F-111A flight simulator was used as the test-bed for the experiment. The mission consisted of flying the aircraft simulator at 450 knots and 6000 feet to a designated target while tracking or keeping the bank steering needle centered. Various segments of the mission were designed to measure pilot racking ability under perturbed and unperturbed conditions. Twenty-seven different evaluation scores were obtained to determine pilot tracking performance. Recommendations are made for further studies on tracking performance as a function of system and pilot constraints.

Report Availability

Full text available

Date Issued

1971-12

Provenance

AFRL/VACA

Type

report

Format

1 online resource