AVROTEC will research emerging current-off-the-shelf technologies and develop preliminary designs for an innova-tive affordable head-mounted pilot information system for small general aviation aircraft. This system will incor-porate a light-weight, small form factor (but full "page") display with a voice command and aural communication system in a single comfortable, non-view-limiting appliance. This innovative new pilot information system will make total situational awareness feasible for the many general aviation cockpits that currently have no practical installation path for full size panel mounted large LCD systems. AVROTEC'S research program will advance human factors engineering technology and certification methods for cockpit displays, advanced input evices and the syn-thesis of visual and aural outputs. The system will be designed to optimize pilot performance using AGATE-developed integrated display formats for weather, navigation & terrain, traffic, systems status and ATC messaging. AVROTEC'S innovative system will enable the option of small, low cost, low-power displays in existing aircraft and in new airframe designs, greatly increasing safety and utility of small general aviation aircraft. The AVROTEC head-mounted pilot information system will also substantially reduce aircraft electrical power demand and instru-ment panel/cockpit cooling requirements compared to large, high-brightness, panel mounted LCD displays.
