Man-Vehicle Systems Research Facility - Design and operating characteristicsThis paper describes the full-mission flight simulation facility at the NASA Ames Research Center. The Man-Vehicle Systems Research Facility (MVSRF) supports aeronautical human factors research and consists of two full-mission flight simulators and an air-traffic-control simulator. The facility is used for a broad range of human factors research in both conventional and advanced aviation systems. The objectives of the research are to improve the understanding of the causes and effects of human errors in aviation operations, and to limit their occurrence. The facility is used to: (1) develop fundamental analytical expressions of the functional performance characteristics of aircraft flight crews; (2) formulate principles and design criteria for aviation environments; (3) evaluate the integration of subsystems in contemporary flight and air traffic control scenarios; and (4) develop training and simulation technologies.
Document ID
19920069834
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Shiner, Robert J. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)
Sullivan, Barry T. (NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA, United States)