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Flight simulator and training human factors validation
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Glaser, Scott T. Leland, Richard |
| Copyright Year | 2009 |
| Description | Loss of control has been identified as the leading cause of aircraft accidents in recent years. Efforts have been made to better equip pilots to deal with these types of events, commonly referred to as upsets. A major challenge in these endeavors has been recreating the motion environments found in flight as the majority of upsets take place well beyond the normal operating envelope of large aircraft. The Environmental Tectonics Corporation has developed a simulator motion base, called GYROLAB, that is capable of recreating the sustained accelerations, or G-forces, and motions of flight. A two part research study was accomplished that coupled NASA's Generic Transport Model with a GYROLAB device. The goal of the study was to characterize physiological effects of the upset environment and to demonstrate that a sustained motion based simulator can be an effective means for upset recovery training. Two groups of 25 Air Transport Pilots participated in the study. The results showed reliable signs of pilot arousal at specific stages of similar upsets. Further validation also demonstrated that sustained motion technology was successful in improving pilot performance during recovery following an extensive training program using GYROLAB technology. |
| File Size | 2516272 |
| Page Count | 67 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20110008036 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t78s9q88p |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2009-09-23 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Situational Awareness Aircraft Safety Aircraft Accidents Training Devices Training Simulators Accident Prevention Air Transportation In-flight Simulation Aerospace Safety Motion Simulators Pilot Training Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports ServerĀ (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |