Eight general aviation pilots participated in a series of unusual attitude recovery tasks to determine the effect of the addition of audio symbology to visual symbology on performance. Two audio symbology sets were tested including a non-localized set of recovery commands, and a set of localized "fly-to" cues. Results showed that there was no significant difference in performance among the visual only condition, the visual plus non-localized audio commands, and the visual plus localized cues. There were, however, significant differences in performance based on the initial climb/dive angle condition of the unusual attitudes.
Maintaining persistent stare of a target with a remotely piloted aircraft (RPAA) sensor is a challenging task, made more difficult in an urban environment where buildings obstruct the moving aircraft’s view. This study used augmented reality (AR) to help operators make fast, accurate decisions regarding which sensor views were not obstructed when following a moving target through an urban environment. In addition, the study investigated the impact of dedicated sensor screens. The use of the AR produced increased objective performance and increased subjective preference; however, the addition of dedicated sensor views did not significantly increase objective performance but did reduce workload and were more desirable.
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