Contact Analog Simulator Evaluations: Climbout, Low Cruise and Descent Maneuvers

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Contact Analog Simulator Evaluations: Climbout, Low Cruise and Descent Maneuvers

J. H. Emery / D. J. Dougherty

The study was designed to evaluate the contact analog vertical display which is an electronically generated encoded representation of the real world capable of presenting sensed information for altitude, airspeed, heading, pitch and roll. Encoded ground position and flight path symbols are also capable of being generated. Pilot subjects performed simulated helicopter flight maneuvers which included lift-off, climbout, cruise and approach. The study was conducted in the Bell Helicopter Company dynamic helicopter simulator. The task was performed on different conditions of display content, glideslope angle and heading. Measures of performance included absolute integrated error of climb and approach airspeed, glideslope angle deviation, maximum vertical deviation from glideslope, fore/aft and lateral position error at hover, and vertical speed and altitude at hover. Analyses of the results are presented and discussed. Recommendations for display content for similar maneuvers in the research helicopter (RH-2) are presented. (Author)