Hardware-in-the-loop environment facility to address pilot-vehicle-interface issues of a fighter aircraft

Meenige Pandurangareddy

doi:10.1117/12.474417

16 July 2002 Hardware-in-the-loop environment facility to address pilot-vehicle-interface issues of a fighter aircraft

Meenige Pandurangareddy

Proceedings Volume 4713, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2002; (2002) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474417
Event: AeroSense 2002, 2002, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

The evolution of Pilot-Vehicle-Interface (PVI) of a fighter aircraft is a complex task. The PVI design involves both static and dynamic issues. Static issues involve the study of reach of controls and switches, ejection path clearance, readability of indicators and display symbols, etc. Dynamic issues involve the study of the effect of aircraft motion on display symbols, pilot emergency handling, situation awareness, weapon aiming, etc. This paper describes a method of addressing the above issues by building a facility with cockpit, which is ergonomically similar to the fighter cockpit. The cockpit is also fitted with actual displays, controls and switches. The cockpit is interfaced with various simulation models of aircraft and outside-window-image generators. The architecture of the facility is designed to represent the latencies of the aircraft and facilitates replacement of simulation models with actual units. A parameter injection facility could be used to induce faults in a comprehensive manner. Pilots could use the facility right from familiarising themselves with procedures to start the engine, take-off, navigate, aim the weapons, handling of emergencies and landing. This approach is being followed and further being enhanced on Cockpit-Environment-Facility (CEF) at Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA), Bangalore, India.

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Meenige Pandurangareddy "Hardware-in-the-loop environment facility to address pilot-vehicle-interface issues of a fighter aircraft", Proc. SPIE 4713, Enhanced and Synthetic Vision 2002, (16 July 2002); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.474417

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