DocumentCode :
1711063
Title :
Retrofit of flat panel color displays in the F-16A/B
Author :
Hitt, Ellis F.
Author_Institution :
Battelle, Columbus, OH, USA
fYear :
1992
Firstpage :
323
Lastpage :
328
Abstract :
Replacement of the Radar Electro-Optical (REO) Display Set, including its monochrome cathode ray tubes in the F-16A/B, with color active matrix liquid crystal displays presents many opportunities to improve the information presentation to the pilot and the pilot´s interaction with the avionics system. The author presents the process followed by Battelle under the US Air Force Material Command´s Design Engineering Program to develop the display formats and pilot-computer interface with the improved REO Display Set. While the general guideline for computer-generated images is no more than five to seven colored elements at a time, the system being designed for the F-16A/B provides many more colors for reasons of realism in future images to be displayed in combat and transport aircraft. The system provides for technology insertion and growth due to its use of an open system architecture implementation of a multiprocessing capability. While the initial software will implement the F-16A/B REO systems´ symbology, the capability is provided to generate realistic images that will aid pilots in performance of their missions
Keywords :
CAD; aerospace computing; aircraft instrumentation; electronic engineering computing; flat panel displays; liquid crystal displays; military equipment; multiprocessing systems; open systems; user interfaces; Battelle; F-16A/B; REO Display Set; avionics; color active matrix liquid crystal displays; combat aircraft; computer-generated images; flat panel color displays; multiprocessing; open system architecture; pilot-computer interface; transport aircraft; Active matrix liquid crystal displays; Aerospace electronics; Cathode ray tubes; Computer displays; Crystalline materials; Design engineering; Flat panel displays; Guidelines; Liquid crystal displays; Radar;
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.1992.282136
Filename :
282136
Link To Document :
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