Comanche crew station design

Conference · Sat Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1992

OSTI ID:7206642

Hamilton, B E; Metzler, T ^[1]

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1. Sikorsky Aircraft, Stratford, CT (United States) USAF, Aviation Systems Command, Saint Louis, MO (United States)

The pilot model used in the design of the Comanche attack helicopter's cockpit ensured that the interface for all systems realistically corresponded to pilot tasks, in view of limited cockpit space, mission time pressures, and simultaneous pilot awareness of numerous complex systems requiring 'cognitive engineering'. The cognitive engineering approach gives attention to the interface through which a pilot receives information and conveys intent, within the framework of crew expectations concerning the task structure that must be accommodated by the hardware and software. The interaction between mission analysis, pilot model, and cockpit arrangement ensures support of the physical plant for crew efforts on task operations.

• OSTI ID: 7206642
• Report Number(s): AIAA-Paper--92-1049; CONF-9202119--
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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EQUIPMENT
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