 | Rudinger I. Pilot gain and the workload buildup flight test technique: Diss. … Dr.-Ing. / German Aerospace Center, Institute of Flight Systems, Braunschweig/Manching. - Köln: DLR, 2014. - xi, 155, A23 p.: ill. - (Forschungsbericht; 2014-40). - Bibliogr.: p.149-155. - Diese Veroff. wird gleichzeitig in der Berichtsreihe "NFL-Forschungsberichte" geführt: Forschungsbericht 2014-11. - ISSN 1434-8454
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Abbreviations and Nomenclature .................................. v
Figures ........................................................ ix
Tables ......................................................... 11
Acknowledgements ................................................ v
1 Introduction ................................................. 1
1.1 Handling Qualities Flight Testing ....................... 1
1.2 Pilot Gain .............................................. 4
1.3 The Workload Buildup Flight Test Technique .............. 8
1.4 State of the Art: Pilot Gain ........................... 10
1.5 State of the Art: Workload Buildup Flight Test
Technique .............................................. 14
1.6 Aim of this Thesis ..................................... 16
1.7 Fields of Application .................................. 18
1.8 Structure of this Thesis ............................... 20
2 Handling Qualities Flight Testing of Military Aircraft ...... 23
2.1 Introduction ........................................... 23
2.2 Rating Scales .......................................... 24
2.3 Flight Testing Phases .................................. 27
2.4 Chapter Summary ........................................ 33
3 Pilot Gain .................................................. 35
3.1 Literature Review ...................................... 35
3.2 Review of Pilot Gain Synonyms .......................... 38
3.3 Pilot Gain Survey ...................................... 41
3.4 Classification of Pilot Gain ........................... 43
3.5 Chapter Summary ........................................ 47
4 Potential Pilot Gain Measures ............................... 49
4.1 Time Domain ............................................ 49
4.2 Pilot Models ........................................... 55
4.3 Frequency Domain I: Power Spectral Density ............. 56
4.4 Frequency Domain II: Bode Diagrams ..................... 62
4.5 Chapter Summary ........................................ 64
5 Validation of Potential Pilot Gain Measures ................. 65
5.1 Test Points ............................................ 65
5.2 Validity Plots ......................................... 66
5.3 Validity Index ......................................... 68
5.4 Data Base .............................................. 69
5.5 Results ................................................ 74
5.6 Relation between Recommended Pilot Gain Measures ....... 83
5.7 Chapter Summary ........................................ 86
6 Natural Pilot Gain and Personality Traits ................... 87
6.1 Determination of Natural Pilot Gain .................... 87
6.2 Influence of the Pilot's Personality on Natural Pilot
Gain ................................................... 88
6.3 Other Evaluated Aspects from Personality Psychology
and Beyond ............................................. 95
6.4 Chapter Summary ........................................ 97
7 The Workload Buildup Flight Test Technique .................. 99
7.1 Introduction to the Technique .......................... 99
7.2 Background: The Boundary Avoidance Tracking Theory .... 103
7.3 Previous Research ..................................... 108
7.4 Flight Testing Phase of the Workload Buildup Flight
Test Technique ........................................ 113
7.5 Chapter Summary ....................................... 115
8 Effect of the Workload Buildup Flight Test Technique ....... 117
8.1 DataBase .............................................. 118
8.2 General Effects ....................................... 121
8.3 Effect on Tracking Performance ........................ 124
8.4 Effect on Pilot Gain .................................. 127
8.5 Momentary Pilot Gain Increase ......................... 131
8.6 Read-Across with Other Pilot Gain Measures ............ 132
8.7 Discussion of the Results ............................. 135
8.8 Chapter Summary ....................................... 139
9 Summary .................................................... 141
10 Outlook .................................................... 145
References .................................................... l49
Appendix
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