The Rooivalk Attack Helicopter is designed and manufactured by Denel Aviation of South Africa, and in service with the South African Air Force. The Helmet Mounted Sight and Display (HMSD) hardware is manufactured by Sextant Avionique of France. The HMSD symbology is developed by Denel Aviation and is specific to the weapons and roles of the aircraft. The HMSD has visor projected NVG and PNVS images, and Flight and Weapon Symbology incorporating head slaved weapon aiming, helmet-to-helmet cueing, and helmet to main sight cueing. The NVG/PNVS image selection and main image controls are incorporated in the flight controls. The paper gives an overview of the aircraft visionic design and describes the integration process. The development of the displayed flight and weapon symbols is discussed. Aeronautical Design Standard 33E was chosen as a basis for the qualification process, and the development of the qualification criteria and the flight testing program are discussed.


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    Title :

    Integration, development, and qualification of the helmet-mounted sight and display on the Rooivalk Attack Helicopter


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Helmet- and Head-Mounted Displays VI ; 2001 ; Orlando,FL,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    2001-08-22





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English



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