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Flight Test Comparison of Synthetic Vision Display Concepts at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-08-20
Total Pages: 146
ISBN-13: 9781721128679
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Limited visibility is the single most critical factor affecting the safety and capacity of worldwide aviation operations. Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) technology can solve this visibility problem with a visibility solution. These displays employ computer-generated terrain imagery to present 3D, perspective out-the-window scenes with sufficient information and realism to enable operations equivalent to those of a bright, clear day, regardless of weather conditions. To introduce SVS display technology into as many existing aircraft as possible, a retrofit approach was defined that employs existing HDD display capabilities for glass cockpits and HUD capabilities for the other aircraft. This retrofit approach was evaluated for typical nighttime airline operations at a major international airport. Overall, 6 evaluation pilots performed 75 research approaches, accumulating 18 hours flight time evaluating SVS display concepts that used the NASA LaRC's Boeing B-757-200 aircraft at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport. Results from this flight test establish the SVS retrofit concept, regardless of display size, as viable for tested conditions. Future assessments need to extend evaluation of the approach to operations in an appropriate, terrain-challenged environment with daytime test conditions. Glaab, Louis J. and Kramer, Lynda J. and Arthur, Trey and Parrish, Russell V. and Barry, John S. Langley Research Center WU 728-60-10-01
Foundations of Augmented Cognition
Author: Dylan D. Schmorrow
Publisher: CRC Press
Published: 2005-11-01
Total Pages: 1304
ISBN-13: 1482289709
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Bringing together a comprehensive and diverse collection of research, theory, and thought, this volume builds a foundation for the new field of Augmented Cognition research and development. The first section introduces general Augmented Cognition methods and techniques, including physiological and neurophysiological measures such as EEG and fNIR; a
Helmet- and Head-mounted Displays IX
Author: Clarence E. Rash
Publisher: SPIE-International Society for Optical Engineering
Published: 2004
Total Pages: 326
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →Proceedings of SPIE present the original research papers presented at SPIE conferences and other high-quality conferences in the broad-ranging fields of optics and photonics. These books provide prompt access to the latest innovations in research and technology in their respective fields. Proceedings of SPIE are among the most cited references in patent literature.
Wake Vortex Advisory System (WakeVAS) Concept of Operations
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Publisher: DIANE Publishing
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 27
ISBN-13: 1428995315
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2001 IEEE/AIAA 20th Digital Avionics Systems Conference
Author: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Publisher: Institute of Electrical & Electronics Engineers(IEEE)
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 970
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →These volumes contain the conference proceedings from the 2001 20th Digital Avionics Systems Conference.
Advanced Pathway Guidance Evaluations on a Synthetic Vision Head-Up Display
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-05-29
Total Pages: 50
ISBN-13: 9781720371359
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →NASA's Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) project is developing technologies with practical applications to potentially eliminate low visibility conditions as a causal factor to civil aircraft accidents while replicating the operational benefits of clear day flight operations, regardless of the actual outside visibility condition. A major thrust of the SVS project involves the development/demonstration of affordable, certifiable display configurations that provide intuitive out-the-window terrain and obstacle information with advanced guidance for commercial and business aircraft. This experiment evaluated the influence of different pathway and guidance display concepts upon pilot situation awareness (SA), mental workload, and flight path tracking performance for Synthetic Vision display concepts using a Head-Up Display (HUD). Two pathway formats (dynamic and minimal tunnel presentations) were evaluated against a baseline condition (no tunnel) during simulated instrument meteorological conditions approaches to Reno-Tahoe International airport. Two guidance cues (tadpole, follow-me aircraft) were also evaluated to assess their influence. Results indicated that the presence of a tunnel on an SVS HUD had no effect on flight path performance but that it did have significant effects on pilot SA and mental workload. The dynamic tunnel concept with the follow-me aircraft guidance symbol produced the lowest workload and provided the highest SA among the tunnel concepts evaluated.Kramer, Lynda J. and Prinzel, Lawrence J., III and Arthur, Jarvis J., III and Bailey, Randall E.Langley Research CenterENHANCED VISION; HEAD-UP DISPLAYS; WIND TUNNELS; CIVIL AVIATION; LOW VISIBILITY; WORKLOADS (PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY); SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SIMULATION; INDEPENDENT VARIABLES; DATA PROCESSING; EXPERIMENT DESIGN; BOEING 757 AIRCRAFT; FLIGHT PATHS; TERRAIN; FLIGHT OPERATIONS
Evaluation of Alternate Concepts for Synthetic Vision Flight Displays with Weather-Penetrating Sensor Image Inserts During Simulated Landing Approaches
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-05-31
Total Pages: 32
ISBN-13: 9781720512585
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →A simulation study was conducted in 1994 at Langley Research Center that used 12 commercial airline pilots repeatedly flying complex Microwave Landing System (MLS)-type approaches to parallel runways under Category IIIc weather conditions. Two sensor insert concepts of 'Synthetic Vision Systems' (SVS) were used in the simulated flights, with a more conventional electro-optical display (similar to a Head-Up Display with raster capability for sensor imagery), flown under less restrictive visibility conditions, used as a control condition. The SVS concepts combined the sensor imagery with a computer-generated image (CGI) of an out-the-window scene based on an onboard airport database. Various scenarios involving runway traffic incursions (taxiing aircraft and parked fuel trucks) and navigational system position errors (both static and dynamic) were used to assess the pilots' ability to manage the approach task with the display concepts. The two SVS sensor insert concepts contrasted the simple overlay of sensor imagery on the CGI scene without additional image processing (the SV display) to the complex integration (the AV display) of the CGI scene with pilot-decision aiding using both object and edge detection techniques for detection of obstacle conflicts and runway alignment errors.Parrish, Russell V. and Busquets, Anthony M. and Williams, Steven P. and Nold, Dean E.Langley Research CenterENHANCED VISION; DISPLAY DEVICES; LANDING SIMULATION; AIRCRAFT PILOTS; AIRCRAFT LANDING; TRAINING SIMULATORS; CIVIL AVIATION; RUNWAYS; RUNWAY ALIGNMENT; COMMERCIAL AIRCRAFT; AIRPORTS
Preliminary Effect of Synthetic Vision Systems Displays to Reduce Low-Visibility Loss of Control and Controlled Flight Into Terrain Accidents
Author: National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2018-06-21
Total Pages: 28
ISBN-13: 9781721658442
DOWNLOAD EBOOK →An experimental investigation was conducted to study the effectiveness of Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) flight displays as a means of eliminating Low Visibility Loss of Control (LVLOC) and Controlled Flight Into Terrain (CFIT) accidents by low time general aviation (GA) pilots. A series of basic maneuvers were performed by 18 subject pilots during transition from Visual Meteorological Conditions (VMC) to Instrument Meteorological Conditions (IMC), with continued flight into IMC, employing a fixed-based flight simulator. A total of three display concepts were employed for this evaluation. One display concept, referred to as the Attitude Indicator (AI) replicated instrumentation common in today's General Aviation (GA) aircraft. The second display concept, referred to as the Electronic Attitude Indicator (EAI), featured an enlarged attitude indicator that was more representative of a glass display that also included advanced flight symbology, such as a velocity vector. The third concept, referred to as the SVS display, was identical to the EAI except that computer-generated terrain imagery replaced the conventional blue-sky/brown-ground of the EAI. Pilot performance parameters, pilot control inputs and physiological data were recorded for post-test analysis. Situation awareness (SA) and qualitative pilot comments were obtained through questionnaires and free-form interviews administered immediately after the experimental session. Initial pilot performance data were obtained by instructor pilot observations. Physiological data (skin temperature, heart rate, and muscle flexure) were also recorded. Preliminary results indicate that far less errors were committed when using the EAI and SVS displays than when using conventional instruments. The specific data example examined in this report illustrates the benefit from SVS displays to avoid massive loss of SA conditions. All pilots acknowledged the enhanced situation awareness provided by the SVS display concept. Levels of
