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Testing the Efficacy of Synthetic Vision during Non-Normal Operations as an Enabling Technology for Equivalent Visual OperationsSynthetic Vision (SV) may serve as a revolutionary crew/vehicle interface enabling technology to meet the challenges of the Next Generation Air Transportation System Equivalent Visual Operations (EVO) concept that is, the ability to achieve or even improve on the safety of Visual Flight Rules (VFR) operations, maintain the operational tempos of VFR, and potentially retain VFR procedures independent of actual weather and visibility conditions. One significant challenge lies in the definition of required equipage on the aircraft and on the airport to enable the EVO concept objective. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the effects of the presence or absence of SV, the location (head-up or head-down) of this information during an instrument approach, and the type of airport lighting information on landing minima. Another key element of the testing entailed investigating the pilot s awareness and reaction to non-normal events (i.e., failure conditions) that were unexpectedly introduced into the experiment. These non-normals are critical determinants in the underlying safety of all-weather operations. This paper presents the experimental results specific to pilot response to non-normal events using head-up and head-down synthetic vision displays.
Document ID
20080042287
Acquisition Source
Langley Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Kramer, Lynda J. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Williams, Steven P. (NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 24, 2013
Publication Date
September 22, 2008
Subject Category
Spacecraft Instrumentation And Astrionics
Meeting Information
Meeting: HFES 2008: Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 52nd Annual Meeting
Location: New York City, NY
Country: United States
Start Date: September 22, 2008
End Date: September 26, 2008
Funding Number(s)
WBS: WBS 609866.02.07.07.02
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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