Universal Contact Analog Display (Ucad) Research. Phase I. Systems Analysis

摘要

The results are presented of the Systems Analysis phase of the Universal Contact Analog Display (UCAD) Research Program, initiated in June 1964. The goal of this research is the development of design specifications for a universal raster-scan TV flight instrument suitable for use in fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and VTOL aircraft. Information parameters were identified and quantified by means of a systematic analysis of aircraft performance and flight information requirements. Mission segments, consisting of common flight maneuvers, were defined as a result of mission analyses. Loop diagrams are configured for fixed- and rotary-wing aircraft incorporating linear transfer functions. Aircraft response criteria are developed based on a combination of military handling quality specifications and pilot opinion reports. Display augmentation requirements were specified. Total display information requirements for flight control, propulsion systems, and special mission parameters were established.