The so-called 'glass cockpit' has been introduced in recent years into commercial aircraft, where large color CRTs are used as the primary flight instruments. In the near future, cockpit instruments using various types of flat panel displays such as a liquid crystal flat display (LCD), light emission diode (LED) or plasma displays will be put into practical use, thereby superseding CRTs. Among these displays, the LCD seems to have the most superior advantages. The National Aerospace Laboratory (NAL) and Japan Aviation Electronics Industry, Ltd. (JAE) jointly conducted flight simulations to evaluate basic functions, performance and display formats of D-size LCD displays using an NAL flight simulator. Evaluated, in the paper, were two types of displays, i.e., a primary flight display (PFD) and a digital map display (DMD). Simulation results indicate that both LCDs have sufficient functions and performance necessary for actual use in commercial aircraft. The general outline and results from these simulator evaluation tests are described.


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    Title :

    Flight Simulator Evaluation of D-Size Liquid Crystal Flat Panel Displays


    Contributors:
    H. Kawahara (author) / K. Wakairo (author) / A. Watanabe (author)

    Publication date :

    1991


    Size :

    34 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English




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