Simulation evaluation of flight controls and display concepts for VTOL shipboard operationsA ground-based evaluation of several control-system concepts and display formats for use in shipboard landing operations of a V/STOL aircraft (AV-8A Harrier) is reported. The study was conducted in the Vertical Motion Simulator at Ames Research Center. The control systems ranged from a rate-damping SAS to a translational-velocity command system; displays ranged from a head-down presentation of attitude and altitude to two different head-up formats that provided position and velocity information. Results of pilot evaluations of the aircraft's handling qualities, as well as measures of task performance and control power use during landing on a moving deck in visual meteorological condtions, are presented.
Document ID
19830060450
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Farris, G. G. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Merrick, V. K. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Gerdes, R. M. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)