Publisher's Synopsis
Ten pilots flew multiple approach and departure scenarios in a simulation experiment of the High-Speed Civil Transport to evaluate the utility of different airborne surveillance display concepts. The primary eXternal Visibility System (XVS) display and the Navigation Display (ND) were used to present tactical and strategic surveillance information, respectively, to the pilot. Three sensors, the Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System, radar, and the Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast system, were modeled for this simulation and the sensors surveillance information was presented in two different symbology sets to the pilot. One surveillance symbology set used unique symbol shapes to differentiate among the sensors, while the other set used common symbol shapes for the sensors. Surveillance information in the form of escape guidance from threatening traffic was also presented to the pilots. The surveillance information (sensors and escape guidance) was either presented head-up on the primary XVS display and head-down on the ND or head-down on the ND only. Both objective and subjective results demonstrated that the display concepts having surveillance information presented head-up and head-down have surveillance performance benefits over those concepts having surveillance information displayed head-down only. No significant symbology set differences were found for surveillance task performance.Kramer, Lynda J. and Norman, R. MichaelLangley Research CenterHUMAN PERFORMANCE; SPACE SURVEILLANCE (SPACEBORNE); DISPLAY DEVICES; HIGH SPEED; VISIBILITY; NAVIGATION AIDS; WARNING SYSTEMS; COLLISION AVOIDANCE; HEAD-UP DISPLAYS; COMPUTERIZED SIMULATION; SIMULATORS; AIRBORNE SURVEILLANCE RADAR...
