C-17, automated testing of cockpit display visual aspects

The C-17 Glass Cockpit utilizes two unique display technologies whose visual characteristics are crucial to mission success. The C-17 display test set provides a single automated testing solution for the heads up display and the multi-function display utilizing off-the-shelf commercial photometric testing equipment. Automated testing of visual aspects as perceived by the pilot is implemented to quantify display characteristics such as luminance, uniformity, resolution, placement accuracy, color and convergence. Minimizing operator intervention and maximizing automatic test capability reduces subjective analysis to repeatable consistent test standards with reduced test times