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Subject: 2009 displays of the F-22 and the Rafale
Bluewings12 6/24/2009 5:03:48 PM

Let 's watch them first :-) The F-22 h*tp://www.air-attack.com/videos/single/cAhL7lJCk4I The Rafale : h*tp://www.dailymotion.com/user/ministeredeladefense/video/x9ma8h_demonstration-du-rafale_news Both aircrafts are pulling nice stuff . Rafale only does it twice faster . Explaination and details to follow . Cheers .

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Herald12345 That's a good post, WP. 7/21/2009 3:37:45 PM

Or how about the correlation between "sensor fusion" and "display fusion" (yes, I made up the second term, as far as I know, in order to have some sort of label to put on a cockpit that does away with individual instruments, switches, and displays in favor of a few multi-function displays).

This is not my area of expertise, but I will take a crack at providing a hint: Sensor fusion is the combining of inputs to make a more complete picture to send as a single output to the pilot. Display fusion (again, for lack of a better term that I know of) is sending multiple outputs to the pilot but merging them onto fewer displays. Outputs to the pilot could be fused into very few or even just one big display, and still exhibit *NO* sensor fusion. The information can be merged together with no sensor fusion, forcing the pilot to still use his brain to do the fusing of the outputs just as he has always done since flight began. Having them all displayed together or more readily obtained (via better switchology, graphics, etc.) may indeed make the pilot's job of fusing that data easier, but it is not "sensor fusion."

It bears directly on what I was going to say about subsetting critical information so that you didn't have to hunt for it in a single busy "window" to find it as it clutters the data image. Instead you could just "page" it from the insets since you learned to look at where that data was subsetted for you.

CREF F-35.

Herald

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Bluewings12 7/21/2009 4:53:25 PM

Thanks Arty :-) I tried few times to upload pictures here on SP but I am missing something :-(

You wanna help ?

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I understand what WP means about "sensor fusion" and "display fusion" . I also agree with his explanations .

I would say more , one without the other and the pilot is missing something .

As Herald said , the F-35 "overall data fusion" (for a lack of better word) is probably the most advanced amongst latest Fighters with the Rafale and the F22 being close seconds .

F-35 's DAS is a second to none system , really clever stuff .

To me , MMI (Man Machine Interface) includes sensors and displays fusion . The Rafale 's MMI has been rated by various pilots and evals to be the best in Europe . Since the Rafale , the appellation "HOTAS" has reached a new level . More than 40 different actions can be activated without touching any switches or buttons , there is also a track ball and a "matchstick" (similar to a PC mouse) to move cursors along the displays , which are themselves also touch sensitive .

This is something unseen in any other air platform .

Cheers .

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Herald12345 Toy did not understand what I said at all. 7/21/2009 5:04:09 PM

Herald

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strat-T21C Gettin' old! 7/21/2009 5:17:19 PM

Yup, a little bit too much about the hanger queen known as Rafael.

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Bluewings12 7/21/2009 5:59:25 PM

Strat , a good reminder is never bad ;-)

Did you ever ask yourselves why I post so much on the Dassault Fighter and why do I repeat countless times the same things over and over again ?