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within the nasa ames research center an

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aircraft is taxing to a runway

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inside this building a pilot is being

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nasa zero seven one two cleared for

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takeoff inside this building researchers

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are doing experiments in human factors

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the relationship between humans and

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roger bay approach

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through these doors the sensation of

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you are inside the cockpit of a boeing

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the visual scene

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the controls

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the pilot

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the cockpit itself

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and the air traffic control system are

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all part of a unique research facility

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at nasa ames research center

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the manned vehicle systems research

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facility mbsrf

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this boeing 727 is one of two flight

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simulators doing human factors research

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designed primarily for the study of

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human factors human to human human to

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machine and human to system interactions

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the mvsrf provides an illusion of the

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real world and makes possible the

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accurate observation of flight crew

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behavior during normal and abnormal

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situations

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decision making

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workload management

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communications

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both in cockpit and air to ground

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problem solving

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all instruments controls and switches

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operate as they would in an actual

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aircraft

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the simulator accurately models changes

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to the aircraft both aerodynamic and

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environmental

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motion is provided by a six degree of

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freedom computer-controlled hydraulic

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system

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all of these elements combine to provide

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a flexible research environment capable

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of supporting a wide range of

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experiments

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the advanced concepts flight simulator

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is the facility's second flight

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simulator and represents a step into the

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future

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based on the expected technology of the

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mid-1990s

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the instrument panel contains seven

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electronic displays

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five with touch sensitive screens

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these displays have multiple functions

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to control aircraft systems and provide

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the majority of information presented to

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the pilot

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a voice command system allows the spoken

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word to control aircraft system

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the advanced concepts flight simulator

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system has been designed to be flexible

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allowing for rapid changes to the

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pilot's cockpit environment while

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maintaining the simulator's full mission

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capabilities

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both simulators are equipped with

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computer generated out the cockpit

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window visual displays which depict dusk

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to night scenes of many different

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airports and surroundings

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both the simulators use a four window

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visual system that shows the pilot

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forward and side views of the airport

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a unique feature of the visual system is

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its ability to present a continuous

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visual scene while flying from airport

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to airport

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an air traffic control simulator makes a

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very significant contribution to the

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realism of the experiments conducted at

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the flight crews not only communicate

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either verbally or through data

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transmission with the atc controllers

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but also hear the normal chatter

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associated with controllers talking to

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pseudo aircraft pilots controlling other

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simulated aircraft flying within their

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immediate vicinity

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action taken by the pseudo aircraft

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pilots and the test subjects in the

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flight simulators are seen on the

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simulated radar displays operated by the

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air traffic controllers in the atc

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simulator

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three independent controller stations

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are provided

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the air traffic sectors assigned to the

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controller stations are easily changed

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to follow the progress of a flight from

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takeoff to landing

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it is the function of the facility to

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support research objectives

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the experimenter operating station has

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been designed to be flexible

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it is capable of being modified to meet

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individual goals

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there are two experimenter laboratory

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stations

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one for each flight simulator

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each station contains the necessary

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equipment to communicate with the

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simulator operators control the flight

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simulator conduct the experiment and

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traffic arriving and parting runway 30

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inform approach you have information

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the monitoring equipment for data

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collection and analysis provides

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time-coded recordings of hundreds of

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flight parameters

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we have a real-world fire we'd like to

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audio and video recording systems

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capture the communications behavior and

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performance of each flight crew as well

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as the communications of the air traffic

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controllers and pseudo piloted aircraft

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the data collected is then analyzed in

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detail by the researcher to explain how

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pilots perform under actual situations

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that have been simulated

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the mvsrf is an extremely valuable

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research tool for those conducting

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studies requiring the simulation or

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the research being conducted here is

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intended to achieve two vital objectives

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improved operational efficiency of the

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airspace system

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and of greater importance improved

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aviation safety through the

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understanding and reduction of human

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error

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the nasa ames research center's manned

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vehicle systems research facility is

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contributing to the nation's present and