External Vision Systems (XVS) proof-of-concept flight test evaluation

Kevin J. Shelton; Steven P. Williams; Lynda J. Kramer; Jarvis J. Arthur; Lawrence Prinzel III; Randall E. Bailey

doi:10.1117/12.2048395

19 June 2014 External Vision Systems (XVS) proof-of-concept flight test evaluation

Kevin J. Shelton, Steven P. Williams, Lynda J. Kramer, Jarvis J. Arthur, Lawrence Prinzel III, Randall E. Bailey

Proceedings Volume 9087, Degraded Visual Environments: Enhanced, Synthetic, and External Vision Solutions 2014; 90870F (2014) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2048395
Event: SPIE Defense + Security, 2014, Baltimore, MD, United States

Abstract

NASA’s Fundamental Aeronautics Program, High Speed Project is performing research, development, test and evaluation of flight deck and related technologies to support future low-boom, supersonic configurations (without forward-facing windows) by use of an eXternal Vision System (XVS). The challenge of XVS is to determine a combination of sensor and display technologies which can provide an equivalent level of safety and performance to that provided by forward-facing windows in today’s aircraft. This flight test was conducted with the goal of obtaining performance data on see-and-avoid and see-to-follow traffic using a proof-of-concept XVS design in actual flight conditions. Six data collection flights were flown in four traffic scenarios against two different sized participating traffic aircraft. This test utilized a 3x1 array of High Definition (HD) cameras, with a fixed forward field-of-view, mounted on NASA Langley’s UC-12 test aircraft. Test scenarios, with participating NASA aircraft serving as traffic, were presented to two evaluation pilots per flight – one using the proof-of-concept (POC) XVS and the other looking out the forward windows. The camera images were presented on the XVS display in the aft cabin with Head-Up Display (HUD)-like flight symbology overlaying the real-time imagery. The test generated XVS performance data, including comparisons to natural vision, and post-run subjective acceptability data were also collected. This paper discusses the flight test activities, its operational challenges, and summarizes the findings to date.

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Kevin J. Shelton, Steven P. Williams, Lynda J. Kramer, Jarvis J. Arthur, Lawrence Prinzel III, and Randall E. Bailey "External Vision Systems (XVS) proof-of-concept flight test evaluation", Proc. SPIE 9087, Degraded Visual Environments: Enhanced, Synthetic, and External Vision Solutions 2014, 90870F (19 June 2014); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.2048395

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