Introducing large color displays in the Gripen fighter

Mats Sundgren; Hans Brandtberg

doi:10.1117/12.321767

14 September 1998 Introducing large color displays in the Gripen fighter

Mats Sundgren, Hans Brandtberg

Proceedings Volume 3363, Cockpit Displays V: Displays for Defense Applications; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321767
Event: Aerospace/Defense Sensing and Controls, 1998, Orlando, FL, United States

Abstract

Cockpit design is about communication between the aircraft system and the pilot. The information available on-board is very large and increases with on-going development of the systems. New functions for integration and fusion will, together with decision support and automation, set requirements on the displays to transfer information to the pilot. Information overload, mental workload and flight safety are always important areas to put efforts in. The present version of the Swedish JAS 39 Gripen aircraft has three monochrome multi-function displays. The displays are fairly large for a small aircraft, 5' X 6', giving a good situation awareness for the pilot. A new version of the Gripen cockpit featuring large color displays is now under development and will be introduced to the Swedish air force and ready for export market in the end of 2001. Display size, resolution, graphics capability and color have great impact on the pilots ability to acquire and understand the presented information. These factors are very important when designing an improved cockpit. By utilizing the most modern flat panel AMLCD techniques we have succeeded in integrating three 6.2' X 8.3' full-color multi-function displays in the Gripen aircraft.

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Mats Sundgren and Hans Brandtberg "Introducing large color displays in the Gripen fighter", Proc. SPIE 3363, Cockpit Displays V: Displays for Defense Applications, (14 September 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.321767

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