1. Collaborative Research Experiences in Advanced Technology and Engineering
ABSTRACT AIRBUS COCKPIT EVOLUTION PROPOSED COCKPIT CONCEPT DESIGN
The research is based on designing better and efficient
commercial airplanes’ cockpits. Visualize how tiring is it to drive A300 (Airbus oldest cockpit) Warning alerts display. Displaying wing flaps,
a car for at least four hours with some breaks in between. First flight in 1972 engines, rudder tail
Instead, how exhausting is it to fly an aircraft for up to ten hours Head-Up Display (HUD) and landing gear for
Head Up Displays within the windshield.
nonstop and deal with all the display screens, navigate, aviate (HUDs) safety purposes.
communicate, but also responsible for the safety of up to 250 Increases visual cues to
passengers. Aviators interact with some ergonomics factors in the Out World (OW).
the cockpit while flying an airplane. Therefore, a new design is
proposed to avoid these ergonomics problems, considering Navigation system, traffic
some examples of Airbus cockpits. collision avoidance system
(TCAS), and weather radar
system accessibility.
Glass Cockpit
generation. Less analog
and telemeters devices
and better
Yoke to Joystick.
Easier and comfortable
to use by one hand
involving multi tasks. Enlarged displays Touch screen with multiple colored
for better view. windows, when one is selected it
A350 (Airbus upcoming cockpit) zooms to a larger display window.
First flight expected in 2011
A380 (Airbus latest cockpit) Enlarged spans of the
Keyboard drawer slide.
windshield.
CONCLUSION
OBJECTIVES
PROPOSED DESIGN SCHEME This research is prepared to manufacture a new efficient
• Decrease pilots workload. cockpit design specifically for commercial aircrafts. The
• Flat/wide touch screen system with classified colored windows
• Situation awareness improvement. purpose is to reduce ergonomics problems that pilots might
to limit the pilots’ eye movement towards smaller area.
• Helping pilots make better and quicker decisions. face. Also, increase safety to the flight crew and the
• Boost up flight safety with new features. • Voice recognition system to call out the system he needs to
use on the screen. passengers. The more safety provided in an aircraft is the
• Advanced aesthetic of the cockpit appearance. higher chances they can be sold in the market. Not only the
• Head-up display on enlarged windshield to increase external
• Providing more space and increasing the comfort. safety will attract customers, but also the aesthetic appealing.
visual cues.
• Upgrading a system that provides suggested solutions to Finally, the primary motive is to comprise the cockpit with the
assist pilots in solving problems and develops the situation maximum ease to pilots.
awareness.
• Provide cameras facing the engines, wings’ flaps, tail and
PROBLEMS landing gears give the pilots an early action to prevent any sponsored by
• Cockpit management due to high workload. problems.
• Design complexity and automation surprises. • Include a video recorder in the black box for safety purposes.
• Cognitive mismatches. • Provide more space in the cockpit as well as designing new
• Less external visual cues. pilot seats with more features to increase the comfort.
• Lack of attention.
