Narrowing of Attention and Functional Field of View for Helicopter Pilots in a Degraded Visual Environment
Joseph Geeseman, Naval Air Systems Command
May 17, 2016
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Narrowing of Attention and Functional Field of View for Helicopter Pilots in a Degraded Visual Environment
Authors / Details: Joseph Geeseman, Naval Air Systems CommandAbstract
In an attempt to quantify the change in attentional allocation found during landing in degraded visual environments (DVE) for helicopter pilots, this study imposed a secondary visual task for pilots to complete while landing a simulated CH-53 helicopter. Pilots were tasked to identify visual cues as they appeared on the windscreen while they flew to a landing zone that had varying levels of DVE. It was found that pilots were less sensitive to the secondary visual task and slower to respond when landing in DVE conditions.
