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The effect of scene content on speed, time, and distance perceptionHelicopter flights performed at low-levels place high demands on pilots; they must simultaneously control the vehicle, avoid obstacles, and navigate. Therefore, pilots must correlate cues viewed in the external scene with information on map in order to maintain their geographical orientation. This is a particularly difficult task when helicopter pilots fly through visually unfamiliar terrain without highly detailed maps. As a result, pilots must often use estimates of elapsed time, distance traveled, and/or average speed in order to maintain a flight path indicated on a map during flight segments when these cues are absent. Therefore, the current study is concerned with the perception of speed, time, and distance, which we assume underlies the ability to orient oneself during these types of flight segments.
Document ID
19950063479
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Awe, Cynthia A.
(Western Aerospace Lab. Moffett Field, CA, US, United States)
Johnson, Walter W.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, US, United States)
Date Acquired
August 17, 2013
Publication Date
April 1, 1993
Publication Information
Publisher: Ohio State University
Subject Category
Behavioral Sciences
Accession Number
95A95078
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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