Pilot and crew aids for the H-60 helicopter

摘要

The Naval Postgraduate School iscooperating with personnel at the Naval AirWarfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD)in the development of application software foran intelligent kneeboard system to provide amultiple pilot and crew aids for the H-60 seriesof helicopters. NAWCAD personnel havealready deployed a first generation kneeboardsystem that provides a moving map function.This system is completely self-contained. Asecond-generation system has recently beendeveloped that is integrated into the H-60avionics system via the MIL-STD-1553 bus. The newer system will provide the opportunityto add many new features to aid the pilot andcrew of the helicopter. Some of the featuresbeing investigated include ground proximitywarning system (GPWS) based on a 3D terraindatabase, traffic alert and collision avoidancesystems (TCAS), and electronic informationdisplay, i.e., checklists, approach plates andother general aviation information. This paperfocuses on work at the Naval PostgraduateSchool to develop a software program to detectthe presence of vortex-ring state (VRS), anaerodynamic phenomenon associated withhelicopters.