Issues and Knowledge Concerning the Use of Heads-Up Displays in Air Transports

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• Creators:
  Zuschlag, M. ; Hayashi, M.
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Man-Vehicle Laboratory
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Head up displays
  • Instrument displays
  • Symbols
  • Digital displays
  • Physiological aspects
  • Radar clutter
  • Stress (Psychology)
  • Air pilots
  • Design standards
  • Head-up displays
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• Publication/ Report Number:
  DOT-VNTSC-FAA-00-05 ; DOT/FAA/AR-03/50
• Resource Type:
  Tech Report
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Edition:
  Final Report April 1998 - February 2000
• Corporate Publisher:
  United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration
• Abstract:
  This document provides a literature review of design issues encountered by the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) during the ; certification of head-up displays (HUDs) for use in air transports. This review extracts certification advice from the literature and ; identifies research necessary to provide more complete certification guidelines for HUDs. There are four categories of design ; issues: information accessibility (clutter), task-display compatibility, display consistency,and physiological effects. ; There is substantial research on clutter-related issues, especially with regard to interference with the out-the-window view. ; However, while qualitative certification advice can be drawn from these studies,there is a need for a more systematic means to ; determine an acceptable trade off between accessible flight information and clutter. There is also substantial knowledge on the task display ; compatibility issues, especially concerning unusual attitude recovery. However, important benefits would be realized from ; the development of monochrome coding conventions for information such as alert levels. Research is needed on display ; consistency, especially regarding the effects of differences between the dead down and HUD layouts and formats. Likewise, the ; effects of HUD hardware design on pilot physiological stress and performance require study. For example, the amount of head ; motion a HUD must allow for is unknown.
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• Format:
  PDF
• Funding:
  A0825/FA0E2
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8746/dot_8746_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 4.43 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:9d3c087b90b863945195de8abe3a70c0fd907c94fdfd5393809e5462d5841e16