Abstract
Design issues of a guidance system displaying visual information in a 3-dimensional format to the pilot for improving manual flight path control are considered. A basic concept of such a synthetic vision system is described, yielding an integrated presentation of the command flight path and the terrain, supplemented by other guidance elements. The imagery is generated by a computer in real time with an adequate update rate, using attitude and position data from a precision navigation system. This basic synthetic vision system was flight tested in an experimental program consisting of several test series, with demanding flight tasks aiming at different control aspects. The flight test results show that the synthetic vision system enabled the pilot to control precisely the aircraft and hold it on the command trajectory. Furthermore, an extended 3-dimensional guidance display concept is considered which employs a predictor indicating the future position of the aircraft at a specified time ahead. Design issues are described for achieving a predictor aircraft system requiring minimum pilot compensation. Results from pilot-in-the-loop simulation experiments are presented which provide a verification of the design considerations.
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Sachs, G. (2004). Design and Test of an Experimental Guidance System with a Perspective Flight Path Display. In: Miele, A., Frediani, A. (eds) Advanced Design Problems in Aerospace Engineering. Mathematical Concepts in Science and Engineering, vol 48. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/0-306-48637-7_4
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