A Digital Computer-Generated Contact Analog Landing Display.

Abstract

A flexible display device was constructed to present a visual landing and navigation display to a pilot. The device makes use of a small digital computer, a flight simulator, and display equipment. A contact analog visual representation of external world objects plus control information is displayed to the pilot. The system is capable of simulating a nighttime approach to an airport and various types of enroute visual information. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 01, 1973
Accession Number
AD0764764

Entities

People

  • Terry L. Hummel

Organizations

  • University of Illinois Urbana–Champaign

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Control Simulators
  • Data Displays
  • Digital Computers
  • Flight Simulators
  • Navigation
  • Simulations
  • Simulators

Readers

  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).