Overview of HUD (Head-Up Display) Optical Designs,

Abstract

The Head-Up Display (HUD) and the new technologies being applied to it continue to receive great attention by people considering the functioning of fighter and attack aircraft cockpits. The subject has also received its fair share of attention over the last two years at NAECON as well. Berry and Byrd (1981) described the wide field of view (FOV) HUD being developed as part of the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night (LANTIRN) program. Gard (1982) gave a presentation which described the different roles of diffraction optics as used in HUDS and relatively new optical designs which achieve a wider FOV. This discussion summarizes the material covered by these two papers and serves to form a common basis of understanding of the various HUD technologies. The important features highlighted here figure prominently in the discussions which follow.

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 15, 1983
Accession Number
ADP003157

Entities

People

  • R. D. Lee

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Altitude
  • Attack Aircraft
  • Diffraction
  • Elevation
  • Fighter Aircraft
  • Low Altitude
  • Materials
  • Military Aircraft
  • Motor Skills
  • Navigation
  • Systems Engineering
  • Targeting
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Aviation Science / Aeronautics.
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