This paper discusses the design and development of a low-cost virtual reality (VR) based flight simulator with cognitive load estimation feature using ocular EEG signals. Focus is on exploring methods to evaluate pilot’s interactions aircraft by means quantifying perceived under different task scenarios. Realistic target tracking context battlefield designed in VR. Head mounted eye gaze tracker...

This paper presents an innovative motion base for flight simulator, which is based on the new six degrees-offreedom parallel mechanism, called ‘Eclipse-II’. Most conventional simulators adopt the Stewart platform as its motion base. The Stewart platform is a six degree-of-freedom parallel mechanism that enables both translational and rotational motions. However, the motions such as continuous 3...

Today’s airspace environment is congested and complex. The enroute environment is a tangled web of victor airways and jet routes connecting the multitude of radio navigation aids sprinkled all over the world and especially the US. The terminal area environments are highly congested with air traffic and requires precise aircraft control by pilots and ground controllers. This situation is even mo...

The polymorphic variation in the val158met position of the catechol-O-methyltransferase (COMT) gene is associated with differences in executive performance, processing speed, and attention. The purpose of this study is: (1) replicate previous COMT val158met findings on cognitive performance; (2) determine whether COMT val158met effects extend to a real-world task, aircraft navigation performanc...