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Displays and man—machine interaction

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Introduction to Avionics

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Abstract

The cockpit display systems provide a visual presentation of the information and data from the aircraft sensors and systems to the pilot (and crew) to enable the pilot to fly the aircraft safely and earn out the mission. They are Athus vital to the operation of ally aircraft as they provide the pilot. whether civil or military. With:

  • Primar flight information

  • Navigation information

  • Engine data

  • Airframe data

  • Warning information

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Further reading

  • Bartlett, C.T., A practical application of computer generated holography to head up display design: Displays volume 15 number 2 1994 Butterworth Heinemann

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  • Burgess, M.A., and Hayes, R.D., Synthetic Vision – A View in the Fog: IEEE Proceedings of 11th Digital Avionics System Conference, Seattle 5–8 October 1992

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  • Flight Safety Foundation study of 543 total loss and 536 partial loss jet transport accidents including 30 years prior to 1989

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  • Rowntree, T., The inteligcnt aircraft: IEE Review January 1993

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  • ‘Tomorrow’s Cockpit Displays’, Aerospace, Royal Aeronautical Society, November 1991 pp 12–14

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Collinson, R.P.G. (1996). Displays and man—machine interaction. In: Collinson, R.P.G. (eds) Introduction to Avionics. Microwave Technology Series, vol 11. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-011-0007-6_7

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