The effects of simulator and aircraft motion on eye scan behavior

Author(s):  
James R. Comstock
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1980 ◽  
Vol 50 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-97 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward J. Rinalducci

Comfort ratings and response times for changes in the experienced level of comfort were examined in 20 subjects using the NASA Flight Research Center's Jetstar aircraft modified to carry the GPAS system (General Purpose Airborne Simulator). Data were obtained for each of the subjects during two runs of 10 1-min. flight segments. In general, as the magnitude of aircraft motion increased in either the vertical or transverse (lateral) directions, there was an increase in feelings of discomfort and a decrease in response times to those changes. These results suggest parallels between the large body of laboratory data on human reaction time and that collected in this field study on response times to changes in ride comfort.


1984 ◽  
Vol 7 (6) ◽  
pp. 695-702 ◽  
Author(s):  
J.L. Speyer ◽  
J.E. White ◽  
R. Douglas ◽  
D. G. Hull

1994 ◽  
Vol 98 (975) ◽  
pp. 192-193
Author(s):  
A.W. Bloy

The teaching of aircraft stability and control at university usually progresses to the complexity of six degrees of freedom with a large array of aerodynamic, gravitational and inertial terms. It is therefore essential to ensure that students have a good grasp of fundamental dynamic characteristics such as damping and natural frequency, and any demonstration in which students observe aircraft motion is particularly helpful. At Manchester University this is achieved by a windtunnel demonstration of aircraft dynamic stability and response in pitch to a sinusoidal gust generator.


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