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Presented by
Head-Up Display System
Airbus interests in HUD
• Intrinsic characteristics of the HUD
“See through capability enabling
the aircrew to fly the aircraft using
collimated flying symbols overlaying
the real world cues.”
• Potentiality offered by new HUD technology
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Wider
field of view
LCD availability offering greater graphic capability/flexibility, and
easier video integration
HUD can be proposed as an option for all
Airbus Fly-By-Wire aircraft
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HUD and Airbus operational objectives
• As a part of the Airbus continuous effort to enhance the flight
safety, HUD is considered as a tool to
the pilot situational awareness.
Increase approach stability (NPA or VMC).
Increase landing accuracy
Enable seamless IMC/VMC transition.
Provide a flexible platform for growth using new technologies
such as EVS, SVS and SGS to enhance surface operation and
obstacle awareness.
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Increase
• HUD as a means to expand the operational capability of the
aeroplane.
Lower
visibility take-off minima (75m instead of 125m)
Lower approach minima on some dedicated runways. (CAT II
approach minimum on type I airfield)
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HUD and Airbus Cockpit philosophy
• HUD is an additional tool into a cockpit built around:
Fly-By-Wire systems with its full set of protections.
The AFS with double channel FG, providing CAT 3B
capability.
The EFIS PFD/ND providing all the information required to
operate the A/C either in automatic or in manual flying.
The ECAM and FWS for A/C system monitoring.
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The
HUD is not a substitute but a complement to the
existing avionics and need to be integrated.
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HUD integration into the Airbus Cockpit
• HUD will be fully integrated within this cockpit
control interfaces.
Same display logic and formats.
Same computation sources.
HUD cautions / warnings integration in ECAM.
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Same
HUD integration is one of the key factors to
achieve the operational objectives with a
high consistency and efficient use.
The other one being the HUD design rules
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Airbus’ HUD design guidelines
• Conformity with the external world
Key
Display Elements must be “conformal” and overlay the
real world.
“Trajectory based” symbols must be preferred.
• See through capability
“need to show data” must be displayed.
Declutter function, automatic/manual must be provided.
Symbol position and shape must be optimised.
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Only
• Consistency with the existing avionics
Format
and mechanization of the data provided Head-Up
and Head Down must be consistent.
Same computation sources must be used.
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Airbus’ HUD design guidelines (cont’d)
• Intuitivity and ease of use
conflicting symbols must not be displayed.
“Analog presentation” must be preferred to “digital one”.
All data required for given task within a flight phase must be
provided to prevent successive head-up/head down scanning.
The essential parameters used to control the aircraft in a given
phase must be located close to each other to improve the
scanning efficiency Integrity
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Potentially
• Integrity
Erroneous
data must be clearly flagged.
Symbols reaching the limit of the FOV must be unambiguously
displayed.
HUD cautions and warning must be integrated in ECAM
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HUD operational and symbology specification
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The content of the Airbus HUD operational and
symbology specification is actually under
definition in accordance with these rules.
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Airbus HUD symbology : Taxi
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Airbus HUD symbology : Take-Off Roll
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Airbus HUD symbology : Climb/Cruise/Descent
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Airbus HUD symbology : Climb/Cruise/Descent
(declutter)
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Airbus HUD symbology : ILS Final Approach below
decision
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Airbus HUD symbology : ILS Roll Out
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HUD operational use
• HUD will be mainly used during:
off roll and rotation.
Rejected take off.
Initial climb out.
End of descent, initial and intermediate approaches.
Final approaches : precision, instrument and visual.
Landing.
Landing roll, braking efficiency monitoring.
Go around.
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Take
• HUD will be fully integrated in pilot training.
The
FFS syllabi will include the use of HUD from the 1st day.
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Conclusion
• HUD is proposed as a complementary equipment to
existing avionics to enhance the flight safety.
• HUD will be fully integrated into the existing cockpit to
ensure high efficiency and efficient use.
• Training will address HUD operation since day one.
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• HUD is designed to support future technologies that will
enhance surface operation and obstacle awareness.
• Airbus is getting involved in those technologies and will set
new standards to better respond to operational and safety
pilot needs.
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Development status : Background
March 2002
May 2002
October 2002
RFI answers
reception
Suitability assessment and
evaluation with mock-ups on
simulator
Feasibility study go
ahead
Airbus concept of
operation defined
July 2002
RFP sent to
3 suppliers
Support for symbology
evaluation proposed
September 2002
April 2002
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TLSRD issued
RFPsupplier answers :
Only Thales & RCFD
HUD CFG
RFI sent to 3
HUD suppliers June 2002
HUD installation study completed
Detailed analysis of RFI answers
completed
Operational & symbology
specification launched
November 2002
PTS finalised and signed
with suppliers
Business case presented
to Airbus EC
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Development status : Year 2003
February 2003
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Airbus EC Go
Ahead for HUD
project &EVS
feasibility study
May 2003
Operational and symbology
specification draft issued.
Development of simulation
tools required to perform
pilot evaluation launched.
(O3P mock-up)
September 2003
Modification of EPOPEE
simulator to support
symbology evaluation
March 2003
July-August 2003
HUD vendor
selected
(Thales)
Internal Symbology
evaluation conducted on
O3P mock-up
December 2003.
June 2003
Initial presentation of the
Airbus HUD operational
concept to the AA.
First operational and
symbology evaluation
meeting with AA flight
panel.
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Development status : Planning for 2004
January 2004
Installation and connexion
of ELIOS (Thales simulation
tool) to EPOPEE. Objective
being to ease the
symbology validation
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February-March 2004
New issue of the operational
and symbology specification
including airlines and AA
considerations
Installation on O3P and
EPOPEE.
Sept. 2004
LR equipment
delivery for
Laboratory test
December 2004
LR equipment delivery
for flight test
SA equipment delivery
for Laboratory test
September- December
2004
LR equipment laboratory
tests
Mid 2004
Proposition for
Symbology evaluation
session on simulator with
airlines
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Next milestones
• Beginning 2005
Beginning
of LR flight test campaign.
Beginning of SA equipment laboratory test campaign.
• Q2 2005
equipment delivery for laboratory tests.
Beginning of the A380 equipment laboratory test campaign.
Delivery of SA equipments for flight test campaign.
Beginning of SA flight test campaign.
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First A380
• Q3 2005
Delivery
of A380 equipments for flight test campaign.
Beginning of A380 flight test campaign.
• 2006
Certification
and availability on production for all the programs
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