Perspective and predictive information in the cockpit as a target acquisition aid
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In a simulator experiment, the potential benefits of perspective radar displays for situation awareness support were investigated. In the experimental setup, a target acquisition task was used in which fighter pilots were required to locate and intercept a target that suddenly appeared at an arbitrary position at a predetermined distance from the pilots' aircraft. The pilots were supported by a conventional plan-view radar display or by two types of perspective exocentric radar displays - with outside-in or inside-out motion reference. Task performance was measured in terms of target acquisition time, tracking accuracy, and workload. The results indicated that pilots were able to perform the target acquisition task much faster when a perspective radar display was used, irrespec-tive of the initial target position. With inside-out motion reference, the acquisition time was reduced by nearly 50% as compared with the plan-view display. Experimental results and implications of the use of perspective radar displays in cockpits are discussed.
TNO Identifier
9174
Source
Journal of experimental psychology, 4(1), pp. 55 - 68.
Pages
55 - 68
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