In order to facilitate the various projects undertaken by the Human Aerospace Laboratory we are continuously developing state-of-the-art video-oculography (VOG) and head measurement techniques. This effort, led by Dr. Hamish MacDougall, has resulted in a laptop-based system that is capable of measuring 3-dimensional eye movements (horizontal, vertical and torsional) plus movement of the head in space and of the vehicle (whether it be a simulator or real aircraft cockpit, car etc). A miniaturized version of this system is also being used for ambulatory studies.

Pilot in the shuttle flight simulator (the VMS) at NASA Ames.

Pilot calibrating the system in an Airbus A340 simulator.

The VOG system in the VMS, including the laptop.

Subject preparing for a driving experiment.

VOG system with ultrasonic head tracker (white triangle).