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To increase situation awareness for helicopter pilots in poor visibility symbology for a helmet-mounted display was developed. The symbology comprises the conformal presentation of obstacles, route information and threat areas. In an online survey 48 helicopter pilots evaluated the designs from a user-centered perspective and provided comments and suggestions of improvement. The paper presents selected results of the survey and discusses general aspects associated with the use of conformal symbology and helmet-mounted displays.
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Knabl, P., Többen, H. (2013). Symbology Development for a 3D Conformal Synthetic Vision Helmet-Mounted Display for Helicopter Operations in Degraded Visual Environment. In: Harris, D. (eds) Engineering Psychology and Cognitive Ergonomics. Understanding Human Cognition. EPCE 2013. Lecture Notes in Computer Science(), vol 8019. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-39360-0_26
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