Aviation - Instrumentation
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Catalytic microtubular jet engines self-propelled by accumulated gas bubbles.

29 Jun 2009 Strain-engineered microtubes with an inner catalytic surface serve as self-propelled microjet engines with speeds of up to approximately 2 mm s(-1) (approximately 50 body lengths per second). The motion of the microjets is caused by gas bubbles ... Read more...

Viewpoint animation with a dynamic tether for supporting navigation in a virtual environment.

30 May 2009 OBJECTIVE: This study examined the concept of dynamic viewpoint tethering for enhancing performance in 3-D avatar control tasks. BACKGROUND: Dynamic viewpoint tethering refers to a viewpoint animation technique that couples a display viewpoint to a ... Read more...

Visual misperception in aviation: glide path performance in a black hole environment.

30 Jul 2008 OBJECTIVE: We sought to improve understanding of visual perception in aviation to mitigate mishaps in approaches to landing. BACKGROUND: Research has attempted to identify the most salient visual cues for glide path performance in impoverished ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Aviation - Instrumentation'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Catalytic microtubular jet engines self-propelled by accumulated gas bubbles. 29 Jun 2009
• Viewpoint animation with a dynamic tether for supporting navigation in a virtual environment. 30 May 2009
• Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast (ADS-B)--the first step in the FAA's next-generation air transportation system. 30 Mar 2009
• Visual misperception in aviation: glide path performance in a black hole environment. 30 Jul 2008
• Display dimensionality and conflict geometry effects on maneuver preferences for resolving in-flight conflicts. 30 Jul 2008
• Testing a multidimensional nonveridical aircraft collision avoidance system. 30 Jul 2008
• Configural features of helmet-mounted displays to enhance pilot situation awareness. 30 Mar 2008
• The future of scientific ballooning. 13 Dec 2007
• Are hook turns a major obstacle to safe skydiving? A study of skydiving fatalities in the United States from 1992 to 2005. 29 Nov 2007
• Tactile cueing effects on performance in simulated aerial combat with high acceleration. 29 Nov 2007
• The treatment of traumatic disruption of the thoracic aorta. 29 Nov 2007
• Dual-task performance consequences of imperfect alerting associated with a cockpit display of traffic information. 29 Sep 2007
• Pilot performance, strategy, and workload while executing approaches at steep angles and with lower landing minima. 29 Sep 2007
• Endovascular management of a thoracic aortic disruption following failure of deployment of a parachute. 2 Sep 2007
• Falling: Can you parachute twenty-five miles and survive? 11 Aug 2007
• NextGen: the Next Generation Air Transportation System. 30 Jul 2007
• What you don't know can hurt you: factors impacting diagnosis in the automated cockpit. 30 Mar 2007
• Effects of imperfect automation on decision making in a simulated command and control task. 30 Jan 2007
• Effects of conflict alerting system reliability and task difficulty on pilots' conflict detection with cockpit display of traffic information. 13 Jan 2007
• Medicine and aviation---should the lot of pilots and consultants be so different? 30 Dec 2006

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Technical information about 'Aviation'

Definition: Design, development, manufacture, and operation of heavier-than-air AIRCRAFT.

Descriptor UI: D001359

Alternative terms: Aviation; Air Traffic Control; Control, Air Traffic; Traffic Control, Air; Parachuting;

Related Mesh Headings: Aircraft;

Allowable Qualifiers: classification; economics; education; history; instrumentation; legislation & jurisprudence; manpower; methods; organization & administration; standards; trends; statistics & numerical data; ethics;

Tree Number: J01.937.285;

Online Note: use AVIATION to search PARACHUTING 1966-82

History Note: PARACHUTING was heading 1963-82

Technical Notes: for medical, physiological, psychological aspect of flying index AEROSPACE MEDICINE: Manual 28.7