NASA Prepares for Air Taxi Passenger Comfort Studies
NASA researchers have developed a custom virtual reality flight simulator to study passenger experiences during air taxi rides
Wayne Ringelberg, a test pilot at NASA’s Armstrong Flight Research Center in Edwards, California,
recently completed a series of test rides in the new simulator to help the team make adjustments before other users are involved for the first research study later this year.
“This project is leveraging our research and test pilot aircrew with vertical lift experience to validate the safety and accuracy of the lab in preparation for test subject evaluations,” said Ringelberg.
“The experiments in the ride quality lab will inform the advanced air mobility community about the acceptability of the motions these aircraft could make, so the general public is more likely to adopt the new technology.”
NASA researchers have developed a custom virtual reality flight simulator to study passenger experiences during air taxi rides