Programmable Cockpit - Head-Up Display and Outside View

The 'Programmable Cockpit' is a low-cost facility utilising personal computers linked together to represent the fundamental displays of a fixed-wing aircraft. The cockpit instruments can be displayed either in the conventional manner or in a 'glass-cockpit' type format. Aircraft controls include a sidestick and throttle. It was designed so that the instrument layouts and display formats could be reconfigured rapidly and tested in a reasonable aircraft representation, with the pilot under representative workload conditions. The Programmable Cockpit is to be used to study and develop the pilot vehicle interface for future aircraft systems. Keywords: Head up displays, Cockpit simulators, Australia.