The visual control of simulated altitudeThe ability of a subject flying an experimental flight to use the different sources of visual information by looking at the vertical tracking error was investigated using a 3 (altitude) x 3 (texture) x 2 (replication) factorial design. Each subject flew these 18 flights in the same partially counterbalanced order, constructed such that there was one flight at each of the three altitudes, and over each of the three surface textures within each successive set of three flights. The three ground-surface textures used consisted of meridian, latitudinal, and square textures described by Wolpert et al. (1983). The results showed that, in displays where only splay information was available, the subjects tended to confuse lateral motion with vertical.
Document ID
19880055723
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Johnson, Walter W. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Bennett, C. Thomas (NASA U.S. Army Washington, DC, United States)
Tsang, Pamela S. (Illinois, University Urbana, United States)
Phatak, Anil V. (Analytical Mechanics Assosiates, Inc. Mountain View, CA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 13, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1987
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Meeting Information
Meeting: International Symposium on Aviation Psychology