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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

Wider
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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
Increase

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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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:
The

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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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
Same

control interfaces. Same display logic and formats. Same computation sources. HUD cautions / warnings integration in ECAM.

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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

Only

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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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 (contd)

Intuitivity and ease of use
Potentially

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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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

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:
Take

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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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.

HUD is designed to support future technologies that will
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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

May 2002 March 2002 RFI answers reception July 2002 October 2002 Suitability assessment and evaluation with mock-ups on simulator Support for symbology evaluation proposed

Feasibility study go ahead Airbus concept of operation defined

RFP sent to 3 suppliers

September 2002 April 2002 TLSRD issued

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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 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
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July-August 2003 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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HUD vendor selected (Thales)

Development status : Planning for 2004

January 2004 Installation and connexion of ELIOS (Thales simulation tool) to EPOPEE. Objective being to ease the symbology validation December 2004 LR equipment delivery for flight test SA equipment delivery for Laboratory test

Sept. 2004 LR equipment delivery for Laboratory test

February-March 2004
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New issue of the operational and symbology specification including airlines and AA considerations Installation on O3P and EPOPEE.

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
First

A380 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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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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