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COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM INTERFACES TO USER SYSTEMS PART 1 AVIONICS INTERFACES, BASIC SYMBOLOGY, AND BEHAVIOR

ARINC661P1-8 (Current)09/18/2020

ARINC 661 defines logical interfaces to Cockpit Display Systems (CDS) used in all types of aircraft installations. The CDS provides graphical and interactive services to user applications within the flight deck environment. When combined with data from user applications, it displays graphical images to the flight deck crew. The document emphasizes the need for independence between aircraft systems and the CDS. This document defines the interface between the avionics equipment and display system graphics generators. This document does not specify the "look and feel" of any graphical information, and as such does not address human factors issues. These are defined by the airline flight operations community. Supplement 8 adds numerous changes and additions. Eleven new widgets are added, all related to 3D Maps. Seven new widget extensions. Metadata definitions (XML) for all widgets, extensions, events, symbols, and associated data types.

Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

Optical Window for Far-IR Instruments Using Thin TOPAS® Film

TBMG-3580901/01/2020

Most flight instruments that use cryogenics or non-cryogenics require physical isolation of their internal instruments (sensors, detectors, spectrometers) from the external environment. This isolating window film also needs to be transparent in the operational frequency of the internal instruments to detect electromagnetic waves. As such, the film needs to have the necessary strength to hold the vacuum pull and provide a low transmission loss.

Crew Station Lighting - Commercial Aircraft

ARP1161B (Current)10/18/2019

This SAE Aerospace Recommended Practice covers the recommended requirements for the lighting and characteristics of instruments; information plates and displays, emergency, cautionary, advisory and status displays; circuit breaker and toggle switch positions; and the recommended requirements for the utility lighting system.

A-20A Crew Station Lighting

Collins Aerospace provides avionics for C-130H modernization program

SAE-MA-0000209/03/2019

The Lockheed C-130H Hercules fleet operated by the Air National Guard and U.S. Air Force Reserve is getting new Collins Aerospace Systems avionics that will help extend the life of the legacy aircraft by 20 years.

Kucinski, William

Products of Tomorrow — March 2017

TBMG-2652803/01/2017

This column presents technologies that have applications in commercial areas, possibly creating the products of tomorrow. To learn more about each technology, see the contact information provided for that innovation.

Variably Transmittive, Electronically Controlled Eyewear

TBMG-2617901/01/2017

During instrument flight training, the pilot must have his/her view through the aircraft windscreen restricted to simulate low-visibility conditions while permitting the pilot to view the instrument panel. In one current method, a hood is draped across the aircraft windscreen, or a face mask or blackened glasses are worn by the pilot. All such current methods create potentially hazardous disorientation and an unnatural environment for the trainee. In particular, the face mask and blackened glasses restrict the pilot’s peripheral vision, and require uncomfortable and unnatural head positions in order to see the entire instrument panel.

COCKPIT DISPLAY SYSTEM INTERFACES TO USER SYSTEMS

ARINC661-6 (Current)09/01/2016

ARINC 661 defines necessary interfaces to Cockpit Display Systems (CDS) used in all types of aircraft installations starting with the Airbus A380 airplane. The CDS provides graphical and interactive services to user applications within the flight deck environment. When combined with data from user applications, it displays graphical images to the flight deck crew. The document emphasizes the need for independence between aircraft systems and the CDS. This document defines interfaces between the CDS and the aircraft systems. This includes the interface between the avionics equipment and display system graphics generators. This document does not specify the "look and feel" of any graphical information, and as such does not address human factors issues. These are defined by the airline flight operations community.

Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

Trajectory Specification for High-Capacity Air Traffic Control

05/01/2014

The doubling or tripling of airspace capacity that will be needed over the next several decades will require that tactical separation guidance be automated for appropriately equipped aircraft in high-density airspace. Four-dimensional (4D) trajectory assignment (three-dimensional position as a function of time) will facilitate such automation. A standard trajectory specification format based on XML (Extensible Markup Language) is proposed for that purpose.

Bizjets Wait for the Uplift

13AERD1202_0212/01/2013

A look at how the global executive jet market is fighting back after a hard few years. The past two decades saw the market for new business jets explode, with corporate customers discovering and embracing the value of a tool that could bypass the congestion and frustrations of airline travel, going more directly where they wanted to go, and allowing work to continue along the way. It seemed a perfect win-win situation for busy executives who could arrive at a destination refreshed and prepared for that important meeting, and for companies who could increase the productivity of their senior management at a competitive cost compared to using premium airfares on every trip. Added to the rapid rise in company-owned business aircraft were a host of new “fly-as-you-go” air-taxi and fractional operators offering competitive rates for hired-out aircraft that came with crews, and all administrative and support functions taken care of.

Gardner, Richard

Skid Control System Vibration Survey

AIR764D (Current)09/05/2012

This technical report documents three surveys to determine realistic vibration requirements for skid control systems specifications and obtain updated vibration information for locations in aircraft where skid control system components are mounted.

A-5A Wheels, Brakes and Skid Controls Committee

Common Launch Acceptability Region Approach Interface Control Document (CLARA ICD)

AIR5682A (Current)08/27/2012

CLARA identifies four functions: Data Space Generator, Truth Data Generator, Coefficient Generator, and Reconstructor. Together these four functions standardize the solution to the LAR problem. This ICD defines the logical interfaces of the four functions.

AS-1B Aircraft Store Integration Committee

Design and Flight Test of a Primary Flight Display Combined Vision System

11VATC4000403/19/2012

A series of flight tests were conducted to design and evaluate a Combined Vision System (CVS) that integrates a forward looking infrared video image with synthetic vision on a primary flight display. System features included colorizing the video image to mesh with the synthetic terrain background, decluttering the approach symbology to facilitate the detection of the approach lights and runway markings, creating a semi-transparent IR sky to ensure continuous situational awareness of the surrounding terrain, and annunciating the decision height to facilitate the transition to the actual runway environment. Over 100 approaches were flown during three flight test sessions. For the first flight test session pilots reviewed early CVS proofs of concept on Honeywell's Citation Sovereign. During the approach in low visibility conditions, the Pilot Flying remained head-down to 100 ft AGL, at which time he lifted his head and made a subjective judgment of whether he could easily and safely

Mastering the ARINC 661 Standard

11VATC4000203/19/2012

By introducing the concept of a separation between graphics and logic, interpreted run time architecture, and defined communication protocol, the ARINC 661 standard has addressed many of the concerns that aircraft manufacturers face when creating cockpit avionics displays. However, before kicking off a project based on the standard, it is important to understand all aspects of the standard, as well as the benefits and occasional drawbacks of developing with ARINC 661 in mind. This white paper will first provide an overview of ARINC 661 to clarify its concepts and how these relate to the development process. The paper will also describe the benefits of using a distributed development approach, and will outline practical, real world considerations for implementing an ARINC 661-based solution. Finally, readers will learn how commercial tools can be used to simplify the creation of displays following the standard to speed development and reduce costs. Presenter Matthew Jackson , Presagis

Jackson, Matthew

Safety and Operational Improvements Using Head-Up Displays in Small Aircraft and Helicopters

11VATC4000303/12/2012

Small aircraft and helicopters have an increasing need for heads out presentations, which means a projected presentation of symbols and images, primarily infrared, on an optical combiner in the pilots field of view. The information presented will appear at an infinite distance i.e. the focal point is far away enabling the pilot to see the symbology superimposed on and correlated to the outside world. The driving factors for a heads out presentations are increased safety through improved situation awareness in almost all weather conditions as well as operational improvements due to reduced landing minimal prerequisites in adverse weather conditions. Also safety during taxiing and landing are improved through early detection of eventual other aircraft and objects. The landing aid is important for small aircraft like business jets that often fly into unequipped airfields. The overall benefits are reduction in number of incidents/accidents, cost savings and reduced number of diversions

Brandtberg, Hans

Night Vision Compatible LED Indicators

TBMG-1419903/01/2012

Wilbrecht LEDCO’s new Night Vision Imaging System (NVIS) compatible LEDs are designed for avionics applications that require night vision compatibility. Available in green, yellow, white and red in both 3mm and 5mm sizes, these specially filtered LEDs allow the cockpit display to be visible to the unaided eye, as well as fully night vision goggle (NVG) compatible per MIL-STD-3009 and MIL-L-85762A.

Mastering the ARINC 661 Standard

2011-01-255010/18/2011

By introducing the concept of a separation between graphics and logic, interpreted runtime architecture, and defined communication protocol, the ARINC 661 standard has addressed many of the concerns that aircraft manufacturers face when creating cockpit avionics displays. However, before kicking off a project based on the standard, it is important to understand all aspects of the standard, as well as the benefits and occasional drawbacks of developing with ARINC 661 in mind. This white paper will first provide an overview of ARINC 661 to clarify its concepts and how these relate to the development process. The paper will also describe the benefits of using a distributed development approach, and will outline practical, real world considerations for implementing an ARINC 661-based solution. Finally, readers will learn how commercial tools can be used to simplify the creation of displays following the standard to speed development and reduce costs.

Lefebvre, Yannick

Applications of ARINC 818 in Avionics Video Systems

2009-01-314111/10/2009

ARINC 818, titled Avionics Digital Video Bus (ADVB), is a video protocol standard for high-bandwidth, low-latency, critical video systems. Since its introduction three years ago, many commercial and military aerospace programs have adopted the protocol, including the 787, A400M, and the A350XWB. A description of the protocol and its technical benefits is provided followed by an overview of how it is used in various systems, such as: infrared and optical sensors, map/chart systems, synthetic vision, HUDs, MFDs, video concentrators, and other subsystems. Future uses of the protocol are also explored.

Keller, Tim, Alexander, Jon

Optimized Safety-Critical Embedded Display Development with OpenGL SC

2009-01-314011/10/2009

Historically, the majority of avionics display manufacturers have sought custom solutions to support the development of cockpit displays, head-up displays and other avionics on-board and ground displays, from specification through to target. This was however a decision borne out necessity rather than choice since the inherent wisdom of a ‘commercial-off-the-shelf’ (COTS) approach had been understood and demonstrated in other parallel domains for some time. So, with this in mind, why was a more costly custom approach selected?

Rossignol, Vincent

Testing a Nonveridical Aircraft Collision Avoidance System

2008-01-226108/19/2008

Map displays are veridical representations of realistic information. State spaces are nonveridical representations of arbitrary n-dimensional information. In this experiment, flight performance using a map-based cockpit display of traffic information (CDTI) was compared to performance augmented by a state space-based 4D collision avoidance system (CDTI+4CAS). 4CAS displayed state information about the safety of ownship maneuvers and their available maneuver time. Twelve general aviation pilots each flew eight scenarios, trying to deviate as little as possible from course while still maintaining standard enroute separation from traffic. The CDTI+4CAS condition showed performance superiority over the CDTI-only condition for five of five dependent measures of maneuver efficiency, four of four measures of maneuver safety, and six of nine measures of workload. Human factors issues are discussed.

Knecht, William R.

SKID CONTROL SYSTEM VIBRATION SURVEY

AIR764C (Historical)06/16/2008

This technical report documents three surveys to determine realistic vibration requirements for skid control systems specifications and obtain updated vibration information for locations in aircraft where skid control system components are mounted.

A-5A Wheels, Brakes and Skid Controls Committee

Display technology perks up

AEROSEP07_0209/01/2007

HUD, software make big strides in cockpit appearance and flight safety. Electronics continue to transform aircraft cockpits with digital techniques for displaying information in ways that are easier for pilots to understand. Head-up displays (HUDs) are augmenting the digital displays that now dominate commercial aircraft. At the same time, the software that drives these displays is undergoing significant shifts. Standards are making it simpler to write programs ranging from those that draw images on the screens to the control software that operates mission-critical technologies.

FLIGHT DECK PANELS, CONTROLS, AND DISPLAYS

ARP4102 (Current)07/10/2007

This document recommends criteria for the design, installation and operation of panels, controls, and displays on the flight deck of transport aircraft.

S-7 Flight Deck Handling Qualities Stds for Trans Aircraft

Common Launch Acceptability Region Approach Interface Control Document (CLARA ICD)

AIR5682 (Historical)05/09/2007

CLARA identifies four functions: Data Space Generator, Truth Data Generator, Coefficient Generator, and Reconstructor. Together these four functions standardize the solution to the LAR problem. This ICD defines the logical interfaces of the four functions.

AS-1B Aircraft Store Integration Committee

Hybrid Terrain Database

TBMG-2734610/01/2006

A prototype hybrid terrain database is being developed in conjunction with other databases and with hardware and software that constitute subsystems of aerospace cockpit display systems (known in the art as synthetic vision systems) that generate images to increase pilots’ situation awareness and eliminate poor visibility as a cause of aviation accidents. The basic idea is to provide a clear view of the world around an aircraft by displaying computer generated imagery derived from an onboard database of terrain, obstacle, and airport information.

Pilot Weather Advisor System Nears Realtime

TBMG-149605/01/2006

The Pilot Weather Advisor (PWA) system is an automated satellite radio-broadcasting system that provides nearly realtime weather data to pilots of aircraft in flight anywhere in the continental United States. The system was designed to enhance safety in two distinct ways: First, the automated receipt of information would relieve the pilot of the time-consuming and distracting task of obtaining weather information via voice communication with ground stations. Second, the presentation of the information would be centered around a map format, thereby making the spatial and temporal relationships in the surrounding weather situation much easier to understand. Starting in the early 1990s, the PWA system was developed by ViGYAN, Inc., under the NASA SBIR program. The system recently became commercially viable and was sold to WSI, a leading provider of weather services in aviation. The system is now marketed under the brand name “WSI InFlight.”

Electronic warfare

AEROSEP05_0509/01/2005

SAE 100 Future look: Today's combat aircraft commonly use electronic warfare (EW) receivers and jammers for self-protection. However, the network-centric battlespace of the future will give truly integrated EW suites broader intelligence and targeting roles. The Sensors Forward initiative of the U.S. Air Force (USAF), for example, makes every airborne sensor a node in a targeting network ready to strike enemy emitters instantly. Other U.S. services and U.S. allies share the vision. Integrating effective, reliable, affordable EW equipment with onboard aircraft systems and global information grids will require advances in EW hardware and battle-management software. ITT Avionics builds and integrates EW suites that detect and defeat radar, IR, and electro-optical air defenses. ITT started development of today's ALQ-211 family of RF countermeasures to protect U.S. Army Apache helicopters from Soviet-model air defenses. The basic system identifies enemy radars, shows their location and

MIL-STD-3014 - Mission Data Exchange for the Netted Future

2004-01-311311/02/2004

This paper describes the nature and benefits of a newly released military standard that was developed in cooperation with the Aircraft Store Integration Subcommittee (AS-1B) of SAE's Avionics Systems Division. MIL-STD-3014, “Department of Defense Interface Standard for Mission Data Exchange Format” or “MiDEF,” is an open-systems standard for binary data files that transport mission-specific programming data for precision munitions, uninhabited combat vehicles, and similar systems. For system developers and mission capability architects, MiDEF's benefits are its independence from communications protocols, flexibility and adaptability, evolution-oriented design, compact file size, and ease of use. MiDEF is designed to support current military evolution toward network-centric warfare, time-sensitive targeting, and precision munitions.

Millett, Scott B.

GNSS NAVIGATION AND LANDING UNIT (GNLU)

ARINC756-3 (Current)02/27/2004

This standard describes the function of the GNLU, capable of providing enroute/terminal navigation, non-precision approach, and precision approach capabilities. The GNLS consists of a GNLU, associated controls and displays, antenna, and interfaces to other aircraft systems.

Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

GUIDANCE FOR TOOL AND TEST EQUIPMENT (TTE) EQUIVALENCY

ARINC738-3 (Current)07/01/2001

This standard defines an integrated ADIRS that provides air data information and directional guidance information for cockpit display. The ADIRS consists of up to three Air Data/Inertial Reference Units (ADIRUs) located in the aircraft electronic rack, an associated Control and Display Unit (CDU) and remotely mounted Air Data Modules (ADMs).

Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

3-D flight path display

AEROAPR01_0101/01/2001

Rockwell Collins, Inc. has developed an advanced Flight Management System that features a 3-D flight path display, which provides lateral, vertical, and performance predicted flight plan information. Various industry research and development projects are underway to improve vertical situation awareness in the cockpit. One area of interest is related to the Flight Management System (FMS). Pilot understanding of flight planning, especially associated with comprehending the FMS planned lateral and vertical path, can be a difficult task. Flight plan modifications, which sometimes occur during high pilot workload situations, can complicate this process. Existing FMS designs provide large quantities of textual information to describe the FMS vertical flight plan and predicted trajectory. This requires the pilot to assimilate large amounts of text data to construct a mental image of the current and anticipated aircraft situation. A 3-D flight path display presentation, which graphically

FMS 3-Dimensional Flight Path Display

2000-01-561610/10/2000

Rockwell Collins, Inc has developed an advanced Flight Management System (FMS) feature that is intended to enhance vertical situation awareness. This feature is a 3-dimensional (3D) flight path display that uniquely provides lateral, vertical and performance predicted flight plan information in a single, combined, 3D exocentric format and is presented on an electronic Multi-Function Display (MFD). The map data is a combination of information traditionally presented as two separate display formats -- a plan map and a 2D vertical profile display.

Augmentation for Synthetic Vision Displays – An Energy Based Approach

2000-01-551810/10/2000

To provide information about the position and orientation of the aircraft relative to the required flight path, several experimental synthetic vision display formats include a depiction of this path by means of a so-called highway-or tunnel-in-the-sky, sometimes augmented with a position predictor. To accurately track both a vertical path and a commanded velocity, energy management is required. The conventional position predictor supports path tracking but requires the pilot to use the resulting velocity error for thrust control. This paper discusses the development of an enhancement to the position predictor based on energy management considerations. The enhanced predictor provides the information needed to maintain energy awareness and allows an anticipatory thrust control strategy to be applied.

Theunissen, Erik, Rademaker, Richard M.

Panels, Information, Integrally Illuminated

AS7788 (Historical)07/01/1999

This specification covers the general requirements for integrally illuminated information panels.

A-20AC Crew Station and Interior Lighting Committee

Human Factors Considerations of Aircraft Displays

98123704/06/1998

In current general aviation aircraft it is not uncommon to find very old designs of electromechanical instruments next to state of the art pixel-based displays. A number of these instruments appear to be inadequate from a legibility, interpretability, and operational point of view. This paper contains a review of the relevant display reading performance literature. The key principles (luminance contrast and critical detail) of display legibility are demonstrated using a general aviation altimeter as an example. A particular safety concern is the legibility of the pressure display found on typical altimeter instruments.

Schnell, Thomas, Zwahlen, Helmut T.

Category A One-Engine-Inoperative Procedures and Pilot Aids for Multi-Engine Civil Rotorcraft

96561610/01/1996

This paper summarizes the results to date of an on-going research program being conducted by NASA in conjunction with the FAA vertical flight program office. The goal of the program is to reduce pilot workload and increase safety for rotorcraft category A terminal area procedures. Two piloted simulations were conducted on the NASA Ames Vertical Motion Simulator to examine the benefits of optimal procedures, cockpit displays, and alternate cueing methods. Measures of performance, handling qualities ratings and pilot comments indicate that such enhancements can greatly assist a pilot in handling an engine failure in the terminal area.

Iseler, Laura, Chen, Robert, Dearing, Munro, Decker, William, Hindson, William

Performance, Workload, and Eye Movement Activity

95157007/01/1995

In this study four experiments were conducted aimed at creating an objective physiologic metric of operator workload by comparing subjective and objective measures of performance. Thirty-four participants completed a series of computer-based tasks and the NASA-TLX workload metric. Neuroelectric eye movement indices (e.g., blink, velocity) were then collected using a subset of these tasks. In general, the results were very good. Eye movement indices during performance on the computer-based tasks showed some statistical significance. A current study is underway to further examine eye movement indices as an objective physiologic metric.

Kennedy, Robert S., Braun, Curt C., Massey, Catherine J.

FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM (FMS)

ARP4102/9 (Historical)05/01/1995

This document recommends criteria and requirements for a Flight Management System (FMS) for transport aircraft.

S-7 Flight Deck Handling Qualities Stds for Trans Aircraft

The Effect of Geometric Field of View and Tunnel Design for Perspective Flight-Path Displays

92113107/01/1992

Previous studies have shown that use of flight-path displays may lead to increased situational awareness during final approach and landing. However, there are a number of research issues which remain to be investigated concerning the optimum design of a perspective flight-path display. The purpose of this paper is to report the results of a study which investigated the relationship between the geometric field of view, number of tunnels in the display, and flight-path complexity on the subject's ability to fly a computer-simulated aircraft during final approach. Implications of the results for the design of perspective flight-path displays are discussed.

Barfield, Woodrow, Rosenberg, Craig

DESIGN PHILOSOPHY GENERAL AVIATION TCAS DISPLAY

89105204/01/1989

Newman, Richard L., Brans, Patrick

WINDSHEAR WARNING AND GUIDANCE SYSTEM

ARINC742 (Current)01/27/1988

This standard describes stand-alone windshear warning system comprised of a windshear warning computer and associated cockpit displays. The system uses data pertaining to aircraft movement with respect to air movement to detect and annunciate a windshear condition. As an option, it may also provide instrument guidance to the crew indicating optimum pitch to endure the windshear encounter.

Airlines Electronic Engineering Committee

Aircraft Performance and Control in Downburst Wind Shear

86169810/01/1986

The methods developed for analyses of the winds and of aircraft performance during an investigation of a downburst wind-shear-induced accident have been utilized in a more general study of aircraft performance in such encounters. The computed responses of a generic, large transport aircraft to take-off and approach encounters with a downburst wind field were used in examining the effects of performance factors and control procedures on the ability of the aircraft to survive. Obvious benefits are seen for higher initial encounter speeds, maximum thrust-weight values typical of two-engined aircraft, and immediacy of pilot response. The results of controlling to a constant, predetermined, pitch attitude are demonstrated. Control algorithms that sacrifice altitude for speed appear to provide a higher level of survivability, but guidance displays more explicitly defining flightpath than those commonly in use might be required.

Bray, Richard S.

U. S. Army Helicopter Voice Technology Applications

84160910/01/1984

Voice technology provides a potential for alleviating the extremely high visual and manual workload of Army helicopter pilots. Before voice technology can be successfully employed in the cockpit, there are many human factors issues that must be resolved. This paper describes the approach used to identify potential applications of voice technology in an Army helicopter and the emulation of a voice interactive doppler navigation set.

Malkin, Frank J.

The Use of Holographic Head-Up Display of Flight Path Symbology in Varying Weather Conditions

83144510/03/1983

Eleven experienced transport pilots flew a series of instrument and visual approaches in a motion-based 737 training simulator with a holographic head-up display (HUD), a head-down flight path display, and conventional instrumentation underavariety of visual and turbulence conditions. The objective of this study was to demonstrate and evaluate, under these various environmental and flight conditions, a holographic head-up display that uses an integrated approach to informative presentations through advanced graphic techniques. The results (based on the performance measures, pilot opinion and rating data, and observer data) include the following: (a) HUD resulted in greater precision than either of the other display types when comparing any of the performance measures; (b) the head-down flight path display resulted in consistently better flight performance than the conventional instruments; (c) HUD resulted in significantly more successful approaches when compared to the other displays

Boucek, G. P., Pfaff, T. A., Smith, W. D.

Using the Peripheral Vision Horizon Display

83147310/03/1983

The Peripheral Vision Horizon Display (PVHD) uses a laser to project a line parallel to the horizon on the instrument panel. This device, conceived by Dr. Richard Malcolm, reinforces spatial orientation subconsciously through peripheral vision. At first, pilots find the display distracting. Eventually, pilots learn to ignore the line, but the subconscious orienting effect remains. Display interpretation is more natural in roll than in pitch. Provisions for preventing disorientation through peripheral vision inputs should be considered for future aircraft. Other devices, such as a wide field of view HUD, may display peripheral cues more effectively.

Tilden, Thomas V.

Space Shuttle Crew Station Requirements Past and Future

82149502/01/1982

The flight deck of the Space Shuttle orbiter was strongly influenced by traditional transport aircraft concepts as well as by newer concepts such as all-electronic, computer-aided controls and time-shared CRT displays. This paper discusses crewmembers' reach and vision interactions with control and display interfaces in relation to automation concepts of the piloting, manipulator, berthing, and payload handling stations. Three critical stages of flight (boost, docking and berthing, and descent) are emphasized as key issues in the design of crew stations. The pilot's role during ascent is mainly one of monitoring a computer-controlled vehicle. Descent permits a choice of automated or manual control for energy management of a high-speed aerodynamic glider. On-orbit operations include berthing, docking, and handling of payloads with a computer-aided remote manipulator system (RMS). Future use of the RMS may call for the addition of force sensors, proximity sensors, and automatic homing

Roebuck, John A.

Digital Moving Map Display

82140802/01/1982

Pilots have always needed a way to relate their aircraft state to the real world: “Where am I”? “Where am I going”? “How do I get there”? The translational media has been “paper maps” showing earth coordinates and various projection types with mission significant features such as NAV Aids, terrain information, and cultural details. In todays dynamic cockpit environment, the reading of a latitude-longitude display and finding that position on a map is not conducive to rapid “situational awareness”. One answer is an electronic, graphic display of map information relative to the aircraft. The work was done under the sponsorship of the Air Force Flight Dynamics Laboratory to demonstrate the basic feasibility of the Digital Moving Map Display for the modern cockpit. Within the effort, the effect of color, declutter, scaling (zoom), map orientation (north-up and track-up), and the quantification of digital storage and processing requirements has been evaluated. This paper summarizes the

SKID CONTROL SYSTEM VIBRATION SURVEY

AIR764B (Historical)02/15/1979

A-5A Wheels, Brakes and Skid Controls Committee

Integrated Advanced Electronic Display Systems

76052202/01/1976

This paper discusses an Advance Electronic Display System (ADADS), built by General Electric, which is representative of the level of present technology which could be utilized to meet an Advanced Integrated Modular Instrumentation System (AIMIS) functional requirements. ADEDS involves very flexible equipment utilizing programmable display processing and generating hardware which is capable of driving multiple displays simultaneously.

Skovholt, R. L.

Air Force Propulsion Maintenance Concepts

73037302/01/1973

The Air Force and the airlines have generally followed different aircraft engine maintenance concepts. This paper identifies some of the engine maintenance practices the Air Force has used in the past and how these practices are being improved to obtain engine on-condition maintenance. Reviews of the Air Force Spectrometric Oil Analysis Program (SOAP), Nondestructive Inspection (NDI) Program, and engine diagnostics efforts are presented.

Richter, A. Bruce, Matkins, Leo

Outside Looking In Attitude Gyros

69032602/01/1969

An electric outside-in attitude gyro display system was prototyped and flown to compare the display with the contemporary inside-out display developed by Elmer Sperry nearly 50 years ago. The outside-in display system was evaluated to be superior in extreme attitudes and the spiral dive problem. The electric prototype was evaluated also to have alternate power source advantage over air gyros on single engine aircraft. Government regulations relative to attitude gyros and displays are concluded not to conflict with outside-in gyros. A concept of control indicator to performance indicators scan is suggested to be considered in this integration of instruments.

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