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From: johnson@gregsun.cs.umd.edu (Greg Johnson )
Newsgroups: sci.military
Subject: advances in cockpit design?
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Date: 20 Jan 89 05:05:49 GMT
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I am curious about what might be called `computer aided pilot
environments.' I'm sure there's a lot of work going on in the area, but
I wouldn't even know what the area is called.  Both the Darpa pilot's
associate program and the work at Nasa Ames (I believe) on
human-computer interfaces in the cockpit would fall under this
category.  So, my questions:

1) Are darpa pilot's associate research programs still going?  If so,
where?  Could someone give a synopsis of the kinds of things that have
been attempted in the pilot's associate program?  What journals,
conferences, or books describe results in this area?

2) What companies and academic sites are doing research in modern
cockpit design?  I'm particularly curious about computer assistance in
jet fighters.  I'm wondering what sorts of ideas are being explored in
terms of providing pilots with information they can absorb quickly
and use in making tactical decisions in a fast-paced, high-stress
situation.  Again, where in the literature is this sort of thing discussed?

Thanks in advance!

- Greg Johnson
  johnson@mimsy.umd.edu