OPTIMIZING COCKPIT MOVING-MAPS FOR
ENHANCED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS

M. Lohrenz    P. Van Zuyle
M. Trenchard    S. Myrick
Naval Research Laboratory
Stennis Space Center, MS 39529-5004
S. Fechtig
Naval Air Warfare Center
Patuxent River, MD 20670-1906

Abstract

Today's military pilots are inundated with information from moving-maps and other advanced cockpit displays. Current cockpit moving-maps are based on scanned charts, which present an unalterable, often-illegible display. Last summer, NRL investigators elicited one-on-one aircrew evaluations of a variety of digital maps and display parameters. The evaluations were conducted at the NAWC Aircraft Division, Patuxent River, and sponsored by the Tactical Aircraft Moving-Map Capability team at NAVAIR to help define specifications for an advanced cockpit moving-map display system. This paper summarizes the results from selected evaluations that most clearly address situational awareness issues.

Sponsored by NAVAIR PMA 209.

Presented at the1st Annual Symposium and Exhibition On Situational Awareness in the Tactical Air Environment, June 1997.
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