A package of computer programs has been developed for use in helicopter canopy design. The programs compute point-wise measures of three important design factors for the transparent surfaces of an attack helicopter canopy. These factors are: (1) the internal glare; (2) the external glint; and (3) the optical distortions exhibited by the canopy design. The programs have been applied to modifications in the present canopy design on the YAH-64 Advanced Attack Helicopter. The results suggest that reduced internal glare is possible with slight additional glint and distortion by displacing the side windows 4 inches from the plane of the frame vertices and rotating the axis of curvature of the top window by 90 degrees and displacing it 1.5 inches.
A Study of the Canopy Design for the Advanced Attack Helicopter by Use of Computer Graphics
1979
138 pages
Report
Keine Angabe
Englisch
Aircraft , Human Factors Engineering , Aircraft canopies , Computer aided design , Cockpits , Attack helicopters , Human factors engineering , Internal reflection , Glare , Transparence , Glint , Distortion , Optical properties , Windows , Position(Location) , Computer graphics , Optics , H-64 aircraft , H-1 aircraft , YAH-64 aircraft , AH-1S aircraft