Low cost cockpit simulations for evaluating new control/display concepts

Author

Hasting, John S. ; Ayala, Antonio

Author_Institution

Cockpit Integration Div., Wright Patterson AFB, OH, USA

fYear

1992

Firstpage

313

Lastpage

318

Abstract

The development of two inexpensive cockpit simulators for evaluating advanced control/display devices and concepts is discussed. One cockpit simulator is tailored for evaluation of prototype control/display hardware including light-emitting diode displays, liquid crystal display, 3D stereoscopic displays, and head tracking devices. The second cockpit simulator described utilizes large area reconfigurable CRT (cathode ray tube) displays. This reconfigurable cockpit was first used to conduct evaluations of control/display concepts for the in-house portion of Wright Lab´s ICAAS (Integrated Controls and Avionics for Air Superiority) program. The discussion of both cockpits includes hardware composition, simulation capabilities, and evaluations conducted in each cockpit

Keywords

aerospace computer control; aerospace computing; aircraft instrumentation; cathode-ray tube displays; digital simulation; electroluminescent displays; liquid crystal displays; three-dimensional displays; 3D stereoscopic displays; cathode ray tube displays; cockpit simulations; control/display; head tracking devices; light-emitting diode displays; liquid crystal display; reconfigurable cockpit; Aerospace electronics; Cathode ray tubes; Centralized control; Costs; Hardware; Light emitting diodes; Lighting control; Liquid crystal displays; Three dimensional displays; Virtual prototyping;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th

Conference_Location

Seattle, WA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-0820-4

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1992.282138

Filename

282138