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Julie Mikula
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NASA Ames Research Center

Willian W. Y. Chung
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Duc Tran
NASA Ames Research Center

A systematic effort investigating the motion cueing dependencies for coordinated roll-lateral tasks was designed for this study. Previous studies suggested a possible criterion to determine required motion fidelity. This experiment was expanded to confirm the previously suggested criteria by investigating a full range of rotational and translational motion attenuation and phase distortion. Two translational tasks were developed: (1) a helicopter making a 20-ft translation in hover, and (2) a fixed-wing jet making a 20-ft translation at a cruising speed of 250 knots. Both aircraft had desired handling qualities. Motion fidelity ratings and handling qualities ratings were collected as the subjective data. The results were consistent with and extended the previously suggested fidelity criteria for coordinated roll-lateral tasks.

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