Print Email Facebook Twitter The use of pilot ratings in rotorcraft flight simulation fidelity assessment Title The use of pilot ratings in rotorcraft flight simulation fidelity assessment Author Miletović, I. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Pool, D.M. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Stroosma, O. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Pavel, M.D. (TU Delft Control & Simulation) Wentink, M (Desdemona B.V.) Mulder, Max (TU Delft Control & Operations) Department Control & Operations Date 2017 Abstract The fidelity of a rotorcraft flight simulator is influenced by many factors, such as the vehicle dynamic model and the motion cueing algorithm (MCA). To quantify the fidelity of a simulator objectively requires detailed knowledge of human pilot perception and control behaviour that is not yet available. As a consequence, subjective assessments made by qualified pilots remain the most important way to assess flight simulation fidelity. The use of standardized rating scales during such assessments can increase the level of objectivity above that provided by less structured evaluations. The current paper describes the result of an experiment performed on the Desdemona simulator to evaluate two rating scales, namely the Simulator Fidelity Rating (SFR) scale and the Motion Fidelity Rating (MFR) scale, as suitable indicators of flight simulation fidelity. In this experiment, two characteristics of the simulated environment were varied, namely rotorcraft dynamics and MCA configuration, and the type of rating scale used was treated as an additional independent variable. The primary results of the experiments suggest that pilots are able to recognize a strong decline in flight simulation fidelity when both rotorcraft dynamics and motion are degraded simultaneously. However, when either one of these characteristics are varied independently of the other, the results are inconclusive. The paper presents a more detailed review of the various results gathered during the experiment and formulates recommendations for future experiments in rotorcraft flight simulation fidelity assessment that involve the use of pilot ratings. To reference this document use: http://resolver.tudelft.nl/uuid:3597c39f-7179-4ebe-b65e-73402f064c63 ISBN 978-1-5108-4212-0 Source 73rd Annual AHS International Forum and Technology Display: The Future of Vertical Flight 2017 (AHS Forum 73) Event 73rd American Helicopter Society International Annual Forum and Technology Display, 2017-05-09 → 2017-05-11, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, United States Part of collection Institutional Repository Document type conference paper Rights © 2017 I. Miletović, D.M. Pool, O. Stroosma, M.D. Pavel, M Wentink, Max Mulder Files PDF Miletovic_AHS17.pdf 1.91 MB Close viewer /islandora/object/uuid:3597c39f-7179-4ebe-b65e-73402f064c63/datastream/OBJ/view