@article{ref1,
title="Optimizing the presentation of UAV images in an attack helicopter cockpit",
journal="Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomic Society annual meeting",
year="2006",
author="Jansen, Chris and Vries, Sjoerd de and Duistermaat, Maaike",
volume="50",
number="1",
pages="131-135",
abstract="Future Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAV) will collaborate more directly with military manned aircraft. TNO Defence, Security and Safety investigated how to present UAV sensor images in a fighter aircraft cockpit in order to maximize target identification and flying performance. Ten military pilots performed several Close Air Support missions in a helicopter simulator using four different display configurations. The orientation of the electronic map was either North-Up or Heading-Up. The UAV sensor image was either non-aligned (unadjusted image orientation: the image is presented as seen from the UAV viewpoint), or aligned with the orientation of the electronic map (adjusted image orientation, either resulting in a North-Up orientation or a Heading-Up orientation with respect to the helicopter, depending on the orientation of the electronic map). The pilots reported that they generally preferred the aligned UAV sensor image in combination with a Heading-Up map. This preference was reflected in their performance: targets were identified twice as fast, and the waypoint trajectory was flown more efficiently.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2169-5067",
doi="10.1177/154193120605000128",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/154193120605000128"
}