MODULARIZED RECONFIGURABLE COCKPIT FOR DEPLOYABLE AIRCREW TEAM TRAINERS

AIRCRAFT SIMULATOR SYSTEMS, UTILIZED IN THE TRAINING OF AIRCREWS, REQUIRE A REALISTIC REPRESENTATION OF THE CREW STATION. FURTHERMORE, WHEN ONLY A FEW TRAINING SYSTEMS ARE AVAILABLE, DUE TO COST AND SPACE CONSTRAINTS, IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO TIME SHARE THESE SIMULATOR SYSTEM RESOURCES IN MANNER SUCH THAT THE TRAINING SIMULATOR REPRESENTS A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT. THIS CONCEPT REQUIRES THE USE OF INTERCHANGEABLE COCKPIT REPRESENTATIONS. HOWEVER, IT IS ALSO NECESSARY TO PROVIDE THIS CREW STATION RECONFIGURATION IN A TIMELY MANNER. THIS STUDY WILL CREATE A PRELIMINARY DESIGN FOR A MODULAR, RECONFIGURABLE COCKPIT, WHICH CAN BE UTILIZED IN DEPLOYABLE AIRCREW TEAM TRAINERS. THE DESIGN WILL PERMIT THE RAPID RECONFIGURATION OF A SIMULATOR COCKPIT IN ORDER TO REPRESENT A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT COCKPITS. ALL MECHANICAL, ELECTRICAL AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE ISSUES WILL BE ADDRESSED IN THIS STUDY.