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Design, development and testing of an ambient lighting simulator for external illumination of a transport simulator cockpitResearchers at the NASA-Langley Research Center several years ago began to examine concepts for a facility which could simulate the full range of lighting conditions encountered in flight. The purpose of this facility was to evaluate advanced technology display devices in a cockpit environment. The Aircraft Cockpit Ambient Lighting Simulation System (ACALSS) has been developed to meet that need. The ACALSS surrounds a wide-body part-task simulator cockpit, the Advanced Display Evaluation Cockpit, and interfaces with a VAX 11/780 computer, which is used to host both a math model of a modern transport aircraft and a solar motion model (which animates a servoed sun simulator). Several concepts were evaluated and an efficient design using an ellipsoid reflector and Fresnel luminaires was selected for implementation.
Document ID
19910032076
Acquisition Source
Legacy CDMS
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
Batson, Vernon M.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Gupton, Lawrence E.
(NASA Langley Research Center Hampton, VA, United States)
Date Acquired
August 15, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1990
Subject Category
Research And Support Facilities (Air)
Report/Patent Number
AIAA PAPER 90-3146
Accession Number
91A16699
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Other

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