Date of Award
Fall 12-1993
Document Type
Thesis - Open Access
Degree Name
Master of Aeronautical Science
Department
Graduate Studies
Committee Chair
John A. Wise
Committee Member
Daniel J. Garland
Committee Member
David Abbott
Abstract
This study was conducted to determine the effect of a range ring and intruder vertical rate on pilots’ perception of aircraft separation as viewed on a cockpit display of traffic information. A group of 30 pilots from Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University participated as subjects. SuperCard® Version 1.6 software and a Macintosh IIsi® personal computer were employed to generate the simulation of a cockpit display of traffic information. Each pilot monitored 80 unique scenarios in which they determined, as early as possible, what the vertical miss distance would be when a single intruder passed ownship. The pilots’ decision time and perceived vertical miss distances were compiled for each scenario. Range ring did not have a significant effect on the perception of vertical miss with regards to time or error while vertical rate had a significant effect on time and error. Exploratory research was also performed on miss distance and approach angle.
Scholarly Commons Citation
Wassell, Paul V., "Effect of a Range Ring and of Intruder Vertical Rate on Pilot Perception of Separation on a Cockpit Display of Traffic Information" (1993). Master's Theses - Daytona Beach. 218.
https://commons.erau.edu/db-theses/218
