Mr. Chris Jenkins Profile

Chris Jenkins

Captain US Air Force

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Proceedings Article | 27 April 2007 Paper

The use of configural displays to promote pilot situation awareness

Joseph Jenkins, Jennie Gallimore

Proceedings Volume 6559, 65590H (2007) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.719110

KEYWORDS: Heads up displays, Visualization, Information visualization, Information fusion, Statistical analysis, Associative arrays, Java, Feature extraction, Psychology, Biomedical optics

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2004 Paper

Helmet-mounted display symbology for enhanced trend and attitude awareness

Joseph Jenkins, Donald Sheesley, Frederick Bivetto

Proceedings Volume 5442, (2004) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.544021

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Heads up displays, Fourier transforms, Visualization, Surface plasmons, Head, Analog electronics, Missiles, Nose, Defense and security

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A Non-Distributed Flight Reference (NDFR) symbology set intended for fixed-wing aircraft helmet-mounted display (HMD) was evaluated by the U.S. Air Force Test Pilot School (USAF TPS) Have ATTITUDE test team in March and April 2001. Revisions were made to the NDFR symbology based on the Have ATTITUDE test team's recommendations resulting in a new HMD off-boresight symbology design called the Advanced NDFR (ANDFR). The ANDFR symbology was designed to provide continuous ownship status information with more precision and trend information over that of the original NDFR for airspeed, altitude, and attitude by utilizing odometer formats for airspeed and altitude and the arc segment attitude reference (ASAR) in place of the earlier orange peel for attitude. Three off-boresight HMD symbology sets, the ANDFR, baseline (BL) and baseline-plus (BL+) were evaluated using the NF-16D Variable-stability In-flight Simulator Test Aircraft (VISTA). Testing was performed at the USAF Flight Test Center at Edwards AFB, California, by the Have SYCLOPS test team from the USAF TPS in March and April 2003. Two VISTA calibration and twelve VISTA test sorties totaling 19.3 flight hours were accomplished in addition to three target sorties totaling 3.5 hours. The primary objective was to assess pilot awareness of trend concerning airspeed and altitude for the BL and BL+ symbology (i.e., Mil-Std-HUD counter-pointers) compared to the ANDFR (i.e., odometers for airspeed and altitude). Overall, the ANDFR performed equally as well as the BL and BL+ formats for the unusual attitude recoveries and air-to-air and air-to-ground operationally representative tasks. It is recommended that more testing be conducted using the ASAR design with an enhanced horizon reference (e.g., 360° horizon) off-boresight for discerning the location of the nearest horizon during steep climbs as well as an enhanced analog level flight reference for flight path angles less than 20° climb/dive. These results and their implications on the design of future off-boresight HMD symbology sets for trend and attitude awareness are discussed.

Proceedings Article | 8 September 2003 Paper

Ownship status helmet-mounted display symbology for off-boresight tactical applications

J. Chris Jenkins, Andrew Thurling, Becky Brown

Proceedings Volume 5079, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487419

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Heads up displays, Weapons, Radar, Visualization, Control systems, Defense and security, Analog electronics, Switches, Lead

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Proceedings Article | 8 September 2003 Paper

Development of helmet-mounted display symbology for use as a primary flight reference

J. Chris Jenkins

Proceedings Volume 5079, (2003) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.487423

KEYWORDS: Heads up displays, Head-mounted displays, Analog electronics, Analytical research, Switching, Cockpit displays, Technologies and applications, Missiles, Reticles, Warfare

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2002 Paper

Comparison of HMD ownship status symbology and frame of reference orientation during two aircraft control tasks

Paul Havig, J. Chris Jenkins, Eric Geiselman

Proceedings Volume 4711, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478887

KEYWORDS: Heads up displays, Error analysis, Head-mounted displays, Turbulence, Nose, Visualization, Analytical research, Target acquisition, Standards development, Solids

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2002 Paper

Flight test evaluation of the nondistributed flight reference off-boresight helmet-mounted display symbology

J. Chris Jenkins, Andrew Thurling, Paul Havig, Eric Geiselman

Proceedings Volume 4711, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478885

KEYWORDS: Heads up displays, Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Fourier transforms, Target acquisition, Analog electronics, Surface plasmons, Head, Analytical research, Nose

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Proceedings Article | 5 August 2002 Paper

Evaluation of off-boresight helmet-mounted display symbology formats for interpretation of ownship status information

J. Chris Jenkins, George Reis, Paul Havig, Eric Geiselman

Proceedings Volume 4711, (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.478884

KEYWORDS: Heads up displays, Head-mounted displays, Visualization, Analog electronics, Analytical research, Virtual reality, Statistical analysis, Information technology, Target acquisition, Cockpit displays

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Proceedings Article | 22 August 2001 Paper

Nondistributed flight reference symbology for helmet-mounted display use during off-boresight viewing: a dynamic task evaluation

J. Chris Jenkins, Paul Havig, Eric Geiselman

Proceedings Volume 4361, (2001) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.437999

KEYWORDS: Head-mounted displays, Heads up displays, Visualization, Analog electronics, Analytical research, Target acquisition, Statistical analysis, Head, Nose, Standards development

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Proceedings Article | 8 December 1998 Paper

Optical evaluation of membrane mirrors with curvature

Dan Marker, Richard Carreras, James Wilkes, C. Jenkins, Dennis Duneman, James Rotge, Charles Hogge

Proceedings Volume 3430, (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.332489

KEYWORDS: Mirrors, Monochromatic aberrations, Optical spheres, Sensors, Thin films, Wavefront sensors, Data modeling, Spherical lenses, Analytical research, Optical telescopes

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Conference Committee Involvement (2)

Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays IX: Technologies and Applications

12 April 2004 | Orlando, Florida, United States

Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays VIII: Technologies and Applications

21 April 2003 | Orlando, Florida, United States

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