MOVING-COCKPIT-SIMULA TOR STUDY OF PILOTED ENTRIES INTO THE EARTH'S ATMOSPHERE FOR A CAPSULE-TYPE VEHICLE AT PARABOLIC VELOCITY

摘要

A description is presented of a moving-cockpit-simulator study relating to entry guidance for a low-lift-drag-ratio vehicle entering the earth's atmosphere at parabolic velocity. The primary goal of this study was to determine the effect of angular motions on the ability of the pilot to perform the maneuvers required during supercircular entry and to compare the pilot's performance on the moving simulator with that obtained from similar entries on a fixed-base simulator. Consideration was also given to the development of a minimum instrument display for which the pilot used motion cues to aid him in performing the entry maneuvers.nThe study established a pilot preference for the moving simulator rather than a fixed-base simulator.