Advanced crew station integration cockpit

The advanced crew station integration cockpit (ACIC), which introduces an avionics suite comprising state-of-the-art, flight-qualified display hardware in conjunction with a comprehensive aerodynamic, sensor, threat, and weapons simulation capability, is described. The system is capable of displaying raster and calligraphic data in orthographic and perspective views. The controls are reprogrammable, relocatable, and reconfigurable in their size, type of action, and graphical attributes. The system easily interfaces to generic simulation systems. The ability to design and simulate head-up displays is also incorporated. The next-generation design tool ensures the utility of new cockpit designs by allowing head-to-head competition of proposed vendor hardware and supports the evaluation of all crew station, sensor fusion, and artificial-intelligence development programs. This stand-alone system operating in real-time is unique in its ability to perform high-fidelity simulation at low cost