Evaluation of conformal and body-axis attitude information for spatial awareness

Denise R. Jones; Terence S. Abbott; James R. Burley II

doi:10.1117/12.131959

30 October 1992 Evaluation of conformal and body-axis attitude information for spatial awareness

Denise R. Jones, Terence S. Abbott, James R. Burley II

Proceedings Volume 1695, Helmet-Mounted Displays III; (1992) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131959
Event: Aerospace Sensing, 1992, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The traditional head-up display (HUD) used in most modern fighter aircraft presents attitude information that is both conformal to the outside world and aligned with the body-axis of the aircraft. The introduction of helmet-mounted display (HMD) technology into simulated and actual flight environments has introduced an interesting issue regarding the presentation of attitude information. This information can be presented conformally or relative to the aircraft's body-axis, but not both (except in the special case where the pilot's line of sight is directly matched with the aircraft's body-axis). The question addressed with this study was whether attitude information displayed in an HMD should be presented with respect to the real world (conformally) or to the aircraft's body-axis. To answer this, both conformal and body-axis attitude symbology were compared under simulated air combat situations. The results of this study indicated that the body-axis concept was a more effective HMD display. A detailed description of the flight task and results of this study will be presented.

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Denise R. Jones, Terence S. Abbott, and James R. Burley II "Evaluation of conformal and body-axis attitude information for spatial awareness", Proc. SPIE 1695, Helmet-Mounted Displays III, (30 October 1992); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.131959

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