DESIGN AND EVALUATION OF A COCKPIT DISPLAY FOR HOVERING FLIGHT

A simulator evaluation of a cockpit display format for hovering flight is described. The display format is based on the position-velocity-acceleration representation similar to that used in the Pilot Night Vision System in the Army AH-64 helicopter. By only varying the nature of the display law driving the "primary" indicator in this format, i.e., the acceleration symbol, three candidate displays are created and evaluated. These range from a status display in which the primary indicator provides true acceleration information, to a command display in which the primary indicator provides flight director information. Simulation results indicate that two of the three displays offer performance and handling qualities that make them excellent candidates for future helicopter cockpit display systems. © 1990 American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Inc., All rights reserved.