TECHNICAL APPROACHES TO DETERMINE THE MINIMUM CUES AND FIDELITY REQUIREMENTS FOR REAL-TIME SIMULATION OF THE ROTORCRAFT/SHIPBOARD LANDING TASK

This paper describes the technical approaches that will be used to determine the minimum cues and fidelity requirements for real-time pilot-in-the-loop simulation of the rotorcraft/shipboard landing task. The test plan for this U.S. Navy-sponsored project includes the use of different simulation facilities, various mathematical models of the V-22 Osprey, and a variety of airwake and turbulence models of the flow field around the superstructure of a naval vessel. The various qualitative and quantitative metrics that will be used to define the minimum cues and fidelity requirements are also described in this paper. The results of the Phase I Small Business Innovative Research project are reported in Ref. 1. This Phase II effort will be completed in July 1998.