Helicopter control response types for hover and low-speed near-earth tasks in degraded visual conditionsThe NASA-Ames Vertical Motion Simulator and Dig 1 Computer Image Generator (CIG) have been used to simulate a helicopter cockpit in a degraded visual environment in order to assess several control-response types during low-level flight. CIG visibility was reduced to the point where the horizon and other far-field cues were indiscernible. The control-response types encompassed a rate command, an attitude command/hold, and a translational rate command; piloting tasks were hover, vertical landing, a pirouette, acceleration/deceleration, and a sidestep maneuver. Visual cue ratings with a rate-command response type were initially collected to set the usable cue environment at 3. A rate-command response type provided poor Level 2 handling qualities.
Document ID
19920031714
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Blanken, Christopher L. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Hart, Daniel C. (NASA Ames Research Center; U.S. Army, Aeroflightdynamics Directorate, Moffett Field CA, United States)
Hoh, Roger H. (Hoh Aeronautics, Inc. Lomita, CA, United States)