Two-axis manual tracking control systems with complex display and operation

Abstract

This paper describes the results of two-axis manual tracking control systems which are compounded with two single-axis systems, by using a complex display and operation.Each of the reference values is independent Gaussian noise angular frequency of break point is 0.5-6.0rad/sec. The display is a two-channel synchroscope. The controller is a two-axis stick manufactured by authors and also additionally knobs, and its values operated are transfered to D.C. voltage by potentiometers. And each of the controlled systems is propotional dynamics without cross coupling.The results are shown as follows. 1) Horizontal and vertical manual tracking control well agreed with each other. 2) Pursuit and compensatory manual tracking task well agreed with each other. 3) Each of control performances is approximated by A× (the angular frequency of break point of reference value) B, where A=0.207-0.218, B=0.843-0.866, and correlation coefficients are 0.995-0.998. 4) Cross coupling in the human information processing system from eyes to arm is little. 5) Two-axis stick is superior in the case of two-axis manual tracking control and also knob in the case of single-axis.Furtter investigations which is examining the influence of cross coupling between horizontal and vertical controlled systems and its dynamics, are carring out.