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Prediction of pilot opinion ratings using an optimal pilot modelA brief review of some of the more pertinent applications of analytical pilot models to the prediction of aircraft handling qualities is undertaken. The relative ease with which multiloop piloting tasks can be modeled via the optimal control formulation makes the use of optimal pilot models particularly attractive for handling qualities research. To this end, a rating hypothesis is introduced which relates the numerical pilot opinion rating assigned to a particular vehicle and task to the numerical value of the index of performance resulting from an optimal pilot modeling procedure as applied to that vehicle and task. This hypothesis is tested using data from piloted simulations and is shown to be reasonable. An example concerning a helicopter landing approach is introduced to outline the predictive capability of the rating hypothesis in multiaxis piloting tasks.
Document ID
19780028540
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Reprint (Version printed in journal)
Authors
Hess, R. A.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffet Field, Calif., United States)
Date Acquired
August 9, 2013
Publication Date
October 1, 1977
Publication Information
Publication: Human Factors
Volume: 19
Subject Category
Man/System Technology And Life Support
Accession Number
78A12449
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
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