AH-64 aviator impressions of IHADSS HMD flight in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Keith L. Hiatt; Clarence E. Rash

doi:10.1117/12.619112

19 May 2005 AH-64 aviator impressions of IHADSS HMD flight in Operation Iraqi Freedom

Keith L. Hiatt, Clarence E. Rash

Proceedings Volume 5800, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays X: Technologies and Applications; (2005) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619112
Event: Defense and Security, 2005, Orlando, Florida, United States

Abstract

As part of a 2003 survey during Operation Iraqi Freedom, forty AH-64 Apache aviators were interviewed regarding their experience using the AH-64’s monocular helmet-mounted display (HMD). Participants represented a total of 8564 flight hours and 2260 combat hours in the OIF theatre of operation. The interview consisted of 12 questions that addressed previously identified potential problem areas (e.g., maintaining full field-of-view [FOV], combiner breakage, and sensor slew rate) and requested participant opinion on the best and worst features of the IHADSS, day versus night use of the IHADSS, and the acceptance of a hypothetical binocular IHADSS design. Participants expressed a desire for a larger FOV; emphasized the impact of poor helmet fit on ability to achieve and maintain a full FOV; decried the overall performance of the current FLIR sensors; and reported that the current slew rates for the PNVS and TADS are slower than desired (worse for TADS), necessitating compensation in normal head movement rates.

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Keith L. Hiatt and Clarence E. Rash "AH-64 aviator impressions of IHADSS HMD flight in Operation Iraqi Freedom", Proc. SPIE 5800, Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays X: Technologies and Applications, (19 May 2005); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.619112

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