Influences of simulator motion system characteristics on pilot control behavior

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 667-676

  Nieuwenhuizen, F M ^a   Mulder, M ^b   Van Paassen, M M ^b   Bulthoff H H ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BANDWIDTH; FLIGHT SIMULATORS; TIME DELAY;

CLOSED-LOOP CONTROL; FULL FLIGHT SIMULATORS; HIGHPERFORMANCE; MOTION SYSTEM; NOISE CHARACTERISTIC; PILOT CONTROL BEHAVIOR; PILOT PERCEPTIONS; SIMULATOR MOTION SYSTEM;

DELAY CONTROL SYSTEMS;

EID: 84876891451     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.59257     Document Type: Article

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