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Using vision system technologies to enable operational improvements for low visibility approach and landing operations
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
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| Author | Kramer, Lynda J. Ellis, Kyle K. E. Williams, Steven P. Severance, Kurt Le Vie, Lisa R. Bailey, Randall E. Comstock, James R. |
| Copyright Year | 2014 |
| Description | Flight deck-based vision systems, such as Synthetic and Enhanced Vision System (SEVS) technologies, have the potential to provide additional margins of safety for aircrew performance and enable the implementation of operational improvements for low visibility surface, arrival, and departure operations in the terminal environment with equivalent efficiency to visual operations. To achieve this potential, research is required for effective technology development and implementation based upon human factors design and regulatory guidance. This research supports the introduction and use of Synthetic Vision Systems and Enhanced Flight Vision Systems (SVS/EFVS) as advanced cockpit vision technologies in Next Generation Air Transportation System (NextGen) operations. Twelve air transport-rated crews participated in a motion-base simulation experiment to evaluate the use of SVS/EFVS in NextGen low visibility approach and landing operations. Three monochromatic, collimated head-up display (HUD) concepts (conventional HUD, SVS HUD, and EFVS HUD) and two color head-down primary flight display (PFD) concepts (conventional PFD, SVS PFD) were evaluated in a simulated NextGen Chicago O'Hare terminal environment. Additionally, the instrument approach type (no offset, 3 degree offset, 15 degree offset) was experimentally varied to test the efficacy of the HUD concepts for offset approach operations. The data showed that touchdown landing performance were excellent regardless of SEVS concept or type of offset instrument approach being flown. Subjective assessments of mental workload and situation awareness indicated that making offset approaches in low visibility conditions with an EFVS HUD or SVS HUD may be feasible. |
| File Size | 328133 |
| Page Count | 16 |
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| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_20150000562 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t4wh7kb28 |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 2014-10-05 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Air Transportation And Safety Cues Aircraft Landing Flight Crews Display Devices Aircraft Performance Flir Detectors Enhanced Vision Workloads Psychophysiology Head-up Displays Safety Management Air Transportation Visibility Instrument Approach Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
