Title :
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
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;
Conference_Titel :
Digital Avionics Systems Conference, 1992. Proceedings., IEEE/AIAA 11th
Conference_Location :
Seattle, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-0820-4
DOI :
10.1109/DASC.1992.282138
