Effect of orientation method on the effectiveness of pilot spatial orientation
Lapa, V.V.; Lemeshchenko, N.A.
Kosmicheskaia Biologiia i Aviakosmicheskaia Meditsina 16(1): 45-49
1982
ISSN/ISBN: 0321-5040 PMID: 7073833 Document Number: 185817
The efficiency of pilot's spatial orientation after disorientation was studied in relation to the coordinate system used, i.e., the method of orientation. The use of the egocentric system of coordinates (as compared to that of the geocentric system) caused an increase in the time of spatial perception and in the number of errors. The instrument-aided spatial orientation inflight (with the Earth unseen) must help the pilot to develop spatial perception, reflecting spatial relations in the geocentric system of coordinates.