Advanced display technology for the F/A-18E/F Hornet

Author

Hardy, Gregory ; Wright, Nick ; Wilkins, Don

Author_Institution

McDonnell Douglas Corp., St. Louis, MO, USA

fYear

1994

fDate

30 Oct-3 Nov 1994

Firstpage

269

Lastpage

274

Abstract

This paper examines the role that advanced display technology has in the upgrade of the F/A-38 Hornet to the E/F configuration. A system-level description of two of the new F/A-18E/F active matrix liquid crystal displays (AMLCDs), the multipurpose color display and the touch-sensitive up-front control display is provided. A brief comparison of performance and capability to the CRT-based display technology that is being displaced is made in conjunction with a discussion of the key performance characteristics of the new display hardware and graphics generation circuitry. An overview of the challenges of incorporating AMLCD technology into an existing tactical fighter crewstation, including optical and thermal performance is provided

Keywords

aircraft displays; military aircraft; military avionics; E/F configuration; F/A-18E/F Hornet; crewstation display; display technology; optical performance; system-level description; tactical fighter crewstation; thermal design; thermal performance; Active matrix liquid crystal displays; Active matrix technology; Aerospace electronics; Aircraft propulsion; Engines; Fuels; Graphics; Liquid crystal displays; Military aircraft; Two dimensional displays;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1994. 13th DASC., AIAA/IEEE

Conference_Location

Phoenix, AZ

Print_ISBN

0-7803-2425-0

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/DASC.1994.369471

Filename

369471