Simulation test of a head-worn display with ambient vision display for unusual attitude recovery

Jarvis (Trey) J. Arthur III; Stephanie N. Nicholas; Kevin J. Shelton; Kathryn Ballard; Lawrence J. Prinzel III; Kyle E. Ellis; Randall E. Bailey; Steven P. Williams

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5 May 2017 Simulation test of a head-worn display with ambient vision display for unusual attitude recovery

Jarvis (Trey) J. Arthur III, Stephanie N. Nicholas, Kevin J. Shelton, Kathryn Ballard, Lawrence J. Prinzel III, Kyle E. Ellis, Randall E. Bailey, Steven P. Williams

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Proceedings Volume 10197, Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2017; 101970B (2017) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262705
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2017, Anaheim, California, United States

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Head-Worn Displays (HWDs) are envisioned as a possible equivalent to a Head-Up Display (HUD) in commercial and general aviation. A simulation experiment was conducted to evaluate whether the HWD can provide an equivalent or better level of performance to a HUD in terms of unusual attitude recognition and recovery. A prototype HWD was tested with ambient vision capability which were varied (on/off) as an independent variable in the experiment testing for attitude awareness. The simulation experiment was conducted in two parts: 1) short unusual attitude recovery scenarios where the aircraft is placed in an unusual attitude and a single-pilot crew recovered the aircraft; and, 2) a two-pilot crew operating in a realistic flight environment with "off-nominal" events to induce unusual attitudes. The data showed few differences in unusual attitude recognition and recovery performance between the tested head-down, head-up, and head-worn display concepts. The presence and absence of ambient vision stimulation was inconclusive. The ergonomic influences of the head-worn display, necessary to implement the ambient vision experimentation, may have influenced the pilot ratings and acceptance of the concepts.

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Jarvis (Trey) J. Arthur III, Stephanie N. Nicholas, Kevin J. Shelton, Kathryn Ballard, Lawrence J. Prinzel III, Kyle E. Ellis, Randall E. Bailey, and Steven P. Williams "Simulation test of a head-worn display with ambient vision display for unusual attitude recovery", Proc. SPIE 10197, Degraded Environments: Sensing, Processing, and Display 2017, 101970B (5 May 2017); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2262705

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