ABSTRACT
Introduction............................................................................................................ 146 Air.MIDAS.Human.Performance.Model............................................................... 148
Human.Performance.Modeling:.General.Architecture................................. 148 Air.MIDAS.................................................................................................... 149 Functions.Represented.in.the.Model............................................................. 149 How.the.Simulation.Proceeds....................................................................... 150
Simulation.1:.Airport.Surface.(Taxi).Operations................................................... 152 Model.Functions............................................................................................ 152 Airport.Surface.(Taxi).Operations.Scenario................................................. 153 Human.Performance..................................................................................... 153 Design.and.Procedure................................................................................... 154 Independent.Variables................................................................................... 154 Results........................................................................................................... 155 Summary....................................................................................................... 155
Simulation.2:.Approach.and.Landing.Using.a.Synthetic.Vision.System............... 155 Procedure.Development................................................................................ 156 Perceptual.System.Development................................................................... 156 Scenario.Development................................................................................... 156 Model.Development...................................................................................... 156 Results........................................................................................................... 158 Summary....................................................................................................... 160
Simulation.3:.Detailed.Synthetic.Vision.System.Operations.with.Fully. Integrated.Aircraft.Dynamic.Model...................................................................... 161
Model.Functions............................................................................................ 161 System.Architecture...................................................................................... 162 Equipment.Model.......................................................................................... 163
PC.Plane.Architecture......................................................................... 163 Cockpit.Displays.................................................................................. 163
Air.MIDAS.Symbolic.Operator.Model......................................................... 164 Scan.Pattern.Model....................................................................................... 166 Method.......................................................................................................... 169
In.the.early.stages.of.system.design,.termed.the.conceptual.design.phase,.there.are. typically.multiple.competing.alternative.designs.to.be.evaluated,.selected.among,. and.merged.or.decided.against..In.this.process,.simulations.of.these.alternatives. are. often. used. to. embed. the. conceptual. designs. under. consideration. into. their. intended.future.operating.environment..Computational.representations.and.models.of.structures,.of.propulsion,.of.process.control,.and.of.aerodynamic.systems. are.commonly.used.to.explore.variations.in.new.conceptual.designs.for.product.or. process.enhancement..Modeling.is.a.strategy.for.relatively.quickly.understanding. the.behavior.of.a.system.in.cases.where.the.complexity.in.its.operational.context. makes.analysis.difficult.or.impossible..The.usefulness.of.a.model.is.determined.by. its.ability.to.explain.and.bring.a.focus.to.observations,.to.simplify.explanations,.to. predict,.and.to.inspire.discovery.
