The AIDS/F-18 Diffractive HUD.

Abstract

The Human Factors Engineering Division (HFE) of the Aircraft and Crew Systems Technology Directorate (ACSTD) at the Naval Air Development Center (NADC) is currently engaged in the evaluation of a diffractive optics Head-Up Display (HUD). This Advanced Integrated Display System (AIDS) HUD employs a state-of-the-art diffraction-optic or holographic combiner, and represents the first such system configured for use in a high performance Naval aircraft (F/A-18). The Hughes Aircraft Co. (HAC) of El Segundo, Cal., under the technical direction of HFE at NADC, has developed the AIDS HUD in a three year incremental effort commencing October 1978. The HUD equipment delivered under Contract N62269-78-C-0232 consisted of one pilot's display unit (PDU), a spare holographic combiner, and a spare CRT/deflection yoke.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 1982
Accession Number
ADA116026

Entities

People

  • Harold Green

Organizations

  • Naval Air Warfare Center Warminster

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Air Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Avionics
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Contracts
  • Current Density
  • Diffraction
  • Display Systems
  • Engineering
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Navigation
  • Optical Instruments
  • Optics
  • Power Supplies
  • Recording Systems
  • Reflection
  • Simulators
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Human-Computer Interaction (HCI).
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.