Cockpit Engineering

Business & Finance, Industries & Professions, Industries
Cover of the book Cockpit Engineering by D.N. Jarrett, CRC Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: D.N. Jarrett ISBN: 9781351950800
Publisher: CRC Press Publication: March 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge Language: English
Author: D.N. Jarrett
ISBN: 9781351950800
Publisher: CRC Press
Publication: March 2, 2017
Imprint: Routledge
Language: English

Cockpit Engineering provides an understandable introduction to cockpit systems and a reference to current concepts and research. The emphasis throughout is on the cockpit as a totality, and the book is accordingly comprehensive. The first chapter is an overview of how the modern cockpit has evolved to protect the crew and enable them to do their job. The importance of psychological and physiological factors is made clear in the following two chapters that summarise the expectable abilities of aircrew and the hazards of the airborne environment. The fourth chapter describes the stages employed in the design of a modern crewstation and the complications that have been induced by automated avionic systems. The subsequent chapters review the component systems and the technologies that are utilized. Descriptions of equipment for external vision - primarily the windscreen, canopy and night-vision systems - are followed by pneumatic, inertial and electro-mechanical instruments and the considerations entailed in laying out a suite of displays and arranging night-lighting. Separate chapters cover display technology, head-up displays, helmet-mounted displays, controls (including novel controls that respond directly to speech and the activity of the head, eye and brain), auditory displays, emergency escape, and the complex layers of clothing and headgear. The last chapter gives the author's speculative views on ideas and research that could profoundly alter the form of the crewstation and the role of the crew. Although the focus of the book is on combat aircraft, which present the greatest engineering and ergonomic challenges, Cockpit Engineering is written for professional engineers and scientists involved in aerospace research, manufacture and procurement; and for aircrew, both civil and military - particularly during training. It will also be of great interest to university students specialising in aerospace, mechanical and electronic engineering, and to professional engineers and scientists in the marine, automotive and related industries.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

Cockpit Engineering provides an understandable introduction to cockpit systems and a reference to current concepts and research. The emphasis throughout is on the cockpit as a totality, and the book is accordingly comprehensive. The first chapter is an overview of how the modern cockpit has evolved to protect the crew and enable them to do their job. The importance of psychological and physiological factors is made clear in the following two chapters that summarise the expectable abilities of aircrew and the hazards of the airborne environment. The fourth chapter describes the stages employed in the design of a modern crewstation and the complications that have been induced by automated avionic systems. The subsequent chapters review the component systems and the technologies that are utilized. Descriptions of equipment for external vision - primarily the windscreen, canopy and night-vision systems - are followed by pneumatic, inertial and electro-mechanical instruments and the considerations entailed in laying out a suite of displays and arranging night-lighting. Separate chapters cover display technology, head-up displays, helmet-mounted displays, controls (including novel controls that respond directly to speech and the activity of the head, eye and brain), auditory displays, emergency escape, and the complex layers of clothing and headgear. The last chapter gives the author's speculative views on ideas and research that could profoundly alter the form of the crewstation and the role of the crew. Although the focus of the book is on combat aircraft, which present the greatest engineering and ergonomic challenges, Cockpit Engineering is written for professional engineers and scientists involved in aerospace research, manufacture and procurement; and for aircrew, both civil and military - particularly during training. It will also be of great interest to university students specialising in aerospace, mechanical and electronic engineering, and to professional engineers and scientists in the marine, automotive and related industries.

More books from CRC Press

Cover of the book Bioprocessing and Biotreatment of Coal by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Heat Conduction by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book The Molecular Theory of Adsorption in Porous Solids by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Phototherapy Treatment Protocols by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Stroke in Practice by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Structural Design in Building Conservation by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book A Practical Introduction to Enterprise Network and Security Management by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Artificial or Constructed Wetlands by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Blender for Animation and Film-Based Production by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Modeling and Design of Electromagnetic Compatibility for High-Speed Printed Circuit Boards and Packaging by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Water Pollution and Fish Physiology by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Compressive Sensing for Urban Radar by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Cutoffs for Dams by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book IET Wiring Regulations: Inspection, Testing and Certification, 9th ed by D.N. Jarrett
Cover of the book Cardiovascular Physiology by D.N. Jarrett
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy