Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Spatial Disorientation and Advanced Technology

• AFRL SPATIAL DISORIENTATION COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM 17 Nov 2000(PDF, 473 KB)
• Military Noise Environments and Hearing Protection/Conservation November 17, 2000(PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Modeling and Mitigating Spatial Disorientation in Low G Environments
  • Year 1 Report(PDF, 805 KB)
  • Year 2 Report(PDF, 910 KB)
  • Year 3 Report(PDF, 209 KB)
  • Final Report(PDF, 2.4 MB)
• Multisensory Integration for Pilot Spatial Orientation(PDF, 2.3 MB)
• Tactile Situation Awareness System (TSAS)(PDF, 4.4 MB)
• Where-the-Heck-Am-I? Trends in SD Training and Research(PDF, 934 KB)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Remotely Operated Aircraft

• Global Hawk Operational Overview(PDF, 203 KB)
• Human Systems UAV Efforts(PDF, 2.5 MB)
• Potential SD Problems for the UAV Controller (In Both Supervised & Directly Controlled Modes)(PDF, 4.5 MB)
• Program Overview(PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Remotely Operated Aircraft (ROA) Endorsement Issues(PDF, 578 KB)
• Remotely Operated Aircraft Operations in the National Airspace System(PDF, 522 KB)
• Technology Developments - Operator Interface(PDF, 16 KB)
• UAVs and 1787(PDF, 532 KB)
• Yet Another Perspective(PDF, 1.3 MB)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Primary Flight Displays

• Head-Up Synthetic Vision Displays for Prevention of Spatial Disorientation 16 Nov 2000(PDF, 6.9 MB)
• HUDs, HMDs, and SDO A Problem or a Bad Reputation?(PDF, 86 KB)
• HUDs versus HDDs: A comparison of formats for presentation of highway-in-the-sky primary flight displays(PDF, 2.2 MB)
• Implications Of Spatial Sensory Reflex Research on Primary Flight Display Design(PDF, 1.5 MB)
• Reducing NVG-Related Spatial Disorientation Mishaps(PDF, 69 KB)
• Spatial Disorientation in Night Vision Goggle Operations 16 Nov 2000(PDF, 552 KB)
• The Attitude Component of the Primary Flight Reference Where do we go from here?(PDF, 2.5 MB)
• The Consequences of Adding Runway Symbology To The Head-Up Display(PDF, 242 KB)

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Multi-Sensory Integration

• Sensory Integration Research(PDF)
• Multisensory Integration for Pilot Spatial Orientation (poster)(PDF)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Mishap Studies

• Civilian Spatial Disorientation Mishap Experience(PDF, 12.8 MB)
• How Much are you Willing to Pay?(PDF, 664 KB)
• Spatial Disorientation Accidents in U.S. Army Rotary Wing Aircraft FYs 1996-2000(PDF, 593 KB)
• Spatial Disorientation in Military Aviation(PDF, 847 KB)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Mechanism Studies

• Conflict Between the Human Sensory System and Cockpit Design Standards(PDF, 1.4 MB)
• In Search of Ambient Vision(PDF, 990 KB)
• Non-visual Spatial Orientation Mechanisms(PDF, 3 MB)
• Oculogravic Illusion / Audiogravic Illusion / Illusions or Reference Frame Shift?(PDF, 244 KB)
• Spatial Disorientation and Situational Awareness(PDF, 1.2 MB)
• Using the peripheral visual field for spatial orientation(PDF, 174 KB)
• Vestibular Reactions to Space Flight: Human Factors Issues(PDF, 317 KB)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Human Factors and Medicine Panel

Papers presented at the Research Technology and Organisation Human Factors and Medicine Panel (HFM) Symposium held in La Coruna, Spain, 15-17 April 2002

Poster Session

• Almost Loss of Consciousness: A Factor in Spatial Disorientation?(PDF)
• Control of Posture, Subjective Vertical, and Body Scheme in Changing Gravitoinertial Field(PDF)
• Exercise Induced Motion Intolerance: Role in Operational Environments(PDF)
• G & A: Centrifuge Occupant Tolerance to Simultaneous High G and High Angular Acceleration(PDF)
• Motion Sickness When Driving With a Head-Slaved Camera System(PDF)
• Postural Stability in Pilots Under Vestibular Stress - a Comparative Look at Pilot Candidates Versus Experienced Jet-Aircrews(PDF)
• Reducing Negative Effects from Virtual Environments: Implications for Just-In-Time Training(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation Caused by Vestibular Organs in Pilots (in French)(PDF)
• The Effects of Helmet-Mounted Display Symbology on the Opto-Kinetic Cervical Reflex and Frame of Reference(PDF)
• Vestibular Stimuli May Degrade Situation Awareness Even When Spatial Disorientation is not Experienced(PDF)
• Visual and Vestibular Determinants of Perceived Eye-Level(PDF)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Human Factors and Medicine Panel

• A Tool to Maintain Spatial Orientation and Situation Awareness for Operators of Manned and Unmanned Aerial Vehicles and other Military Motion Platforms(PDF)
• Assessment of Pilot Performance Using a Moving Horizon (Inside-Out), a Moving Aircraft (Outside-In), and an Arc-Segmented Attitude Reference Display(PDF)
• Enhanced Situation Awareness in Sea, Air and Land Environments(PDF)
• From Safety Net to Augmented Cognition: Using Flexible Autonomy Levels for On-Line Cognitive Assistance and Automation(PDF)
• On the Possibility of Counteracting or Reducing G-Induced Spatial Disorientation With Visual Displays(PDF)
• Perception of the Vertical With a Head-Mounted Visual Frame: Implication for the Design of Helmet-Mounted Displays in Aeronautics (in French)(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation: Towards International Standardization(PDF)
• The Use of Tactile Navigation Displays for the Reduction of Disorientation in Maritime Environments(PDF)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Human Factors and Medicine Panel

• An Internal Validation of the British Army Spatial Disorientation Sortie(PDF)
• Assessment of Motion Devices Used for Spatial Orientation Research and Training(PDF)
• Use of Simulator Spatial Disorientation Awareness Training Scenarios by the U.S. Army and National Guard(PDF)

Spatial Disorientation and Aerospace Medicine Reference Collection

Human Factors and Medicine Panel

• A SD-Demonstration Program for German Navy Tornado Aircrew, First Results(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation Awareness Instruction Given to Aircrews Serving in the French Armed Forces (in French)(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation: Causes, Consequences and Countermeasures for the USAF(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation Demonstration in The Netherlands(PDF)
• Spatial Disorientation Experiments and Training in Polish Air Force Institute of Aviation Medicine(PDF)