Cockpit Displays: Test and Evaluation

Cockpit Displays is an in-depth examination of the design rationales, test philosophy and test procedures for cockpit systems. Whilst its main emphasis is on cockpit displays, it also includes an important discussion of flight management systems and mission computers. Areas covered include: the cockpit design process, test techniques for flight displays and equipment, and situation awareness testing. Comparing civil and military requirements, it is an important analysis of the lessons learned from test and evaluation and will be of interest to cockpit systems design engineering staff at major airframe manufacturers, procurement executives and program managers at military aircraft program offices and flight test engineers and test pilots.

Contents: Introduction; Lessons learned; A review of cockpit design guides; The cockpit design process; Requirements; Test sequence leading to airworthiness; Situation awareness; Flight test; Test techniques for flight displays and equipment; Initial and collateral tests; Rotary-wing mission task elements; Fixed-wing mission task elements; Mission or operational test and evaluation; Situation awareness testing; Strawman test schedules; Summary; Definitions; References; Index.

Richard L. Newman, Kevin W. Greeley