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A simulation evaluation of the engine monitoring and control system display
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Abbott, Terence S. |
| Copyright Year | 1990 |
| Description | The Engine Monitoring and Control System (E-MACS) display is a new concept for an engine instrument display, the purpose of which is to provide an enhanced means for a pilot to control and monitor aircraft engine performance. It provides graphically-presented information about performance capabilities, current performance, and engine component or subsystem operational conditions relative to nominal conditions. The concept was evaluated by sixteen pilot-subjects against a traditional, state-of-the-art electronic engine display format. The results of this evaluation showed a substantial pilot preference for the E-MACS display relative to the traditional display. The results of the failure detection portion of the evaluation showed a 100 percent detection rate for the E-MACS display relative to a 57 percent rate for the traditional display. From these results, it is concluded that by providing this type of information in the cockpit, a reduction in pilot workload and an enhanced ability for detecting degraded or off-nominal conditions is probable, thus leading to an increase in operational safety. |
| File Size | 7543706 |
| Page Count | 38 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19900009077 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t83j8cd5t |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1990-02-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Aircraft Instrumentation Simulation Display Devices In-flight Monitoring Aircraft Instruments Aircraft Performance Engine Control Flight Instruments Engine Monitoring Instruments Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
