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Synthetic Vision CFIT Experiments for GA and Commercial Aircraft: "A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Lives"Because restricted visibility has been implicated in the majority of commercial and general aviation accidents, solutions will need to focus on how to enhance safety during instrument meteorological conditions (IMC). The NASA Synthetic Vision Systems (SVS) project is developing technologies to help achieve these goals through the synthetic presentation of how the outside world would look to the pilot if vision were not reduced. The potential safety outcome would be a significant reduction in several accident categories, such as controlled-flight-into-terrain (CFIT), that have restricted visibility as a causal factor. The paper describes two experiments that demonstrated the efficacy of synthetic vision technology to prevent CFIT accidents for both general aviation and commercial aircraft.
Document ID
20040034066
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Prinzel, Lawrence J., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Hughes, Monica F. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Arthur, Jarvis J., III (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Kramer, Lynda J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Glaab, Louis J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Bailey, Randy E. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Parrish, Russell V. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Uenking, Michael D. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 21, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 2003
Subject Category
Air Transportation And Safety
Meeting Information
Meeting: 47th Annual Human Factors and Ergonomics Society Meeting
Location: Denver, CO
Country: United States
Start Date: October 13, 2003
End Date: October 17, 2003
Sponsors: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
Funding Number(s)
OTHER: RTA 728-60-10-03
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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