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Congruent and spurious motion in the learning and performance of a compensatory tracking task.Examination of the importance of congruent and spurious yaw motion in compensatory tracking by eight airline pilots. The pilots, seated erect in the Ames man-carrying rotation device(MCRD), tracked with k/s+1 and k/s(s+1) vehicle dynamics in fixed- and moving-base simulation. Following the learning phase of the experiment, five levels of spurious angular acceleration were superimposed on the motion of the MCRD. Learning of the tracking task was found to be a function of both vehicle dynamics and mode of simulation. The presence of congruent motion information reduced learningtime in k/s(s+1) vehicle dynamics and resulted in lower tracking error in both vehicle dynamics. The spurious angular accelerations resulted in an increase in pilot tracking error; however, the relationship between the magnitude of the acceleration and its effect was highly complex. The data suggest that the minimal disturbance level for spurious angular accelerations during tracking is below 0.4 degec.
Document ID
19720052026
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Guercio, J. G.
Wall, R. L.
(San Jose State College San Jose, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 6, 2013
Publication Date
June 1, 1972
Publication Information
Publication: Human Factors
Volume: 14
Subject Category
Biotechnology
Accession Number
72A35692
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NGL-05-046-002
Distribution Limits
Public
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