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This Defense Intelligence Reference Document from the Defense Intelligence Agency, dated 1 November 2010, is one of a series of advanced technology reports produced in FY 2009 under the Advanced Aerospace Weapon System Applications (AAWSA) Program. It proposes a provisional cockpit design for craft driven by speculative breakthrough propulsion, such as control of gravity and inertia and faster-than-light travel. It draws mainly on the book Frontiers of Propulsion Science and on human-machine interface research.
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UNCLASSIFIED/ /PS"-. 9PPl!ltllt t!l91!! 9HLY explore the vehicle controls for exploration submarines that also have the full six degrees of freedom. Another critical detail to be resolved with commanding a breakthrough vehicle is how best to accommodate the "throttle." Should each linear axis have the same speed capability, or should only the primary motion axis have the full span of zero to maximum speed? With that characteristic specified, it will also be necessary to determine how best to provide adjustments to cover the speed ranges of each axis. OPTIMUM MIX OF CONTROL METHODS A variety of methods have been considered for commanding the breakthrough-era vehicle. What is not known is the degree and in what combinations they should be used, and whether constraints should be placed on some of them. The potential use of confirmation feedback for both voice and thought commands is suggested, but future research will need to determine whether (and how) such functions should be employed. 44 UNCLASSIFIED/ )F8A 8FFI&I.«1k Wfi&i a••b>/
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