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Evaluation of tactual displays for flight controlManual tracking experiments were conducted to determine the suitability of tactual displays for presenting flight-control information in multitask situations. Although tracking error scores are considerably greater than scores obtained with a continuous visual display, preliminary results indicate that inter-task interference effects are substantially less with the tactual display in situations that impose high visual scanning workloads. The single-task performance degradation found with the tactual display appears to be a result of the coding scheme rather than the use of the tactual sensory mode per se. Analysis with the state-variable pilot/vehicle model shows that reliable predictions of tracking errors can be obtained for wide-band tracking systems once the pilot-related model parameters have been adjusted to reflect the pilot-display interaction.
Document ID
19750011060
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Levison, W. H.
(Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Tanner, R. B.
(Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Triggs, T. J.
(Bolt, Beranek, and Newman, Inc. Cambridge, MA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 8, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1973
Publication Information
Publication: MIT Proc. of the 9th Ann. Conf. on Manual Control
Subject Category
Aircraft Stability And Control
Accession Number
75N19132
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: N00014-73-C-0031
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
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