Experimental Validation of the Handling Qualities Demonstrator

摘要

This report discusses an experiment with the HQD, in which three evaluationpilots were subjected to a pitch angle tracking task for three different configurations of handling qualities. The goal of the experiment was to provide an experimental validation of the HQD software package. In Chapter 2 of this report a brief overview is presented on pilot control behavior in closed-loop control tasks. The next chapter serves as an introduction to the assessment of handling qualities. A short description of the HQD for longitudinal motion is given in Chapter 4. In Chapter 5, the tracking experiment is discussed. A pre-experimental analysis of handling qualities, control behavior, and performance is the subject of Chapter 6. Results of the experiment are treated in Chapter 7. Finally, Chapter 8 gives a discussion of these results, followed by conclusions and recommendations. The graduation assignment that led to this report is included in Appendix E.