Helmet-Mounted Displays: Design Issues for Rotary Wing Aircraft (SPIE Press Monograph, Vol. PM93)

The incorporation of new technology into aviation has had an enormous impact. Advances in microelectronics, stealth technology, engine design, and electronic sensors and displays have converted simple aircraft into formidable flying machines. In this book, recognized experts in aviation helmet-mounted displays summarize 25 year of knowledge and experience in HMD visual, acoustic, and biodynamic performance, and user issues such as sizing, fitting, and emergency egress.

Contents

- Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Introductory Overview
- Image Sources
- Optical Designs
- Visual Coupling
- Optical Performance
- Visual Performance
- Biodynamics
- Acoustical Performance
- Human Factors Engineering (HFE) Issues
- Test and Evaluation
- Glossary of HMD Terms
- Notes on Contributors
- Index