Heads-Up Display for Flight Simulator for Advanced Aircraft (FSAA)

Abstract

A heads-up flight director display designed for a V/STOL lift-fan transport simulation study is described. The pilot's visual flight scene had the heads-up display optically superimposed over the usual out-the-window, video flight scene. The flight director display required the development and integration of a flexible, programmable display generator, graphics assembler, display driver, computer interface system, and special collimating optics for the pilot's flight scene. The optical overlay was realistic because both scenes appeared at optical infinity, and the flexibility of this display device establishes its value as a research tool for use in future flight simulation programs.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1975
Accession Number
ADA540752

Entities

People

  • Bruce C. Ganzler
  • David H. Brocker

Organizations

  • National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Ground and Sea Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircraft Models
  • Cathode Ray Tubes
  • Central Processing Units
  • Color Television
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Databases
  • Flight Instruments
  • Flight Simulations
  • Flight Simulators
  • Graphics
  • Lift Fans
  • Simulations
  • Simulators
  • Vehicles
  • Word Processors

Fields of Study

  • Physics

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
  • Computer Science.
  • Image Processing and Computer Vision.