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Testing and Validation of a Psychophysically Defined Metric of Display Clutter

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Preparations

• Justification for FY09 experiment

  • Proposed MMADC Project Plan for FY09 (doc)

• Selecting Display Configurations for Experiment

  • Conceptual display configurations for V/TOL simulation (pdf)

  • Identification of display configurations and classifications in terms of clutter (pdf)

• Pilot Sample

  • Identification of criteria for pilot recruiting (doc)

• Simulator Review

  • Review of VISTAS simulator - Controls and displays (doc)

Experiment Plan

• Experimental Conditions and Design

  • Draft experiment design (doc)

  • Draft experiment condition assignment across subject sample (xls)

• Experiment Protocol

• Draft informed consent form (doc)

• Final informed consent form (doc)

• Experiment Flight Scenario

• Draft training scenario for experiment (doc)

• Final training scenario for experiment (doc)

• Draft flight scenario for experiment (doc)

• Final flight scenario for experiment trial with early NAV system failure (doc)

• Final flight scenario for experiment trial with late NAV system failure (doc)

• Graphic of general flight profile for scenario (pdf)

• Graphic of flight profiles for particular guidance failure conditions (pdf)

• Experiment Materials

  • Revised spreadsheet of condition/case number for simulator programming (xls)

  • Final spreadsheet of condition/case number for simulator programming (xls)

  • Final pilot background survey form (doc)

  • Final overview of experiment procedures for pilots (ppt)

  • Final description of simulator, display features, side-stick control, and flight scenario for pilots (ppt)

  • Final description of display features and control for experimenter use (doc)

  • Final packet of forms for subjective ranking and rating of clutter dimensions (pdf)

  • Form for manual recording of observations on pilot performance (FTEs, trial resets, etc.) (doc)

  • Final version of form for manual recording of observations on pilot performance (doc)

• Voice Recordings of Procedures during Pilot Testing

  • Informed Consent, Background Survey, Description of Simulator, Overview of Experiment, Display Conditions, and Control Stick (mp3)

  • Description of Scenario and Roles (mp3)

  • Description of Clutter Measure for Pilot (after training and before testing; mp3)

  • Introduction to Test Trials and Pilot Briefing of Pilot Not-Flying (mp3)