ISSN No: 2348-4845 International Journal & Magazine of Engineering, Technology, Management and Research A Peer Reviewed Open Access International Journal Design and Analysis of Aerospace Vehicle Cockpit Element P.V.Krishnam Raju Sri Sandhi Raja Sekhar, M.E, M.Tech, Ph.D M.Tech Student, Associate Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Godavari Institute of Engineering & Technology. Godavari Institute of Engineering & Technology. Abstract: The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) initi- ated this study to determine if the transition to glass cock- A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front pits in light aircraft has improved the safety record of of an aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft. those aircraft.Three different approaches were used in this Most modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small study. First, a retrospective statistical analysis of manufac- aircraft.The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instru- turer records, aircraft investigation information, and ac- ments on an instrument panel, and the controls that enable tivity survey data was conducted to compare the accident the pilot to fly the aircraft. In most airliners, a door sepa- experience of recently manufactured light single-engine rates the cockpit from the aircraft cabin. The cockpit ex- airplanes equipped and not equipped with glass cockpit poses to air under high pressure while the aircraft is flying. displays. Second, an evaluation of glass cockpit training The pressure depends upon aircraft velocity. In this thesis requirements and resources was conducted to character- we are going to design the aircraft cockpit and perform- ize the training and to identify areas for potential safety ing static analysis. Being the aircraft components tend to improvement. Finally, accident cases were reviewed to vibrations we are going to perform the model analysis to identify emerging safety issues associated with the intro- determine the natural frequency and deformation in reso- duction of glass cockpit displays into this class of aircraft. nance.The design will do in 3d parametric software catia The statistical analysis found that for 2002 -- 2008, light v5 and analysis will do in FEA based software ANSYS single engine aircraft equipped with glass cockpit displays 14.5. experienced lower total accident rates but higher fatal ac- cident rates than the same type of aircraft equipped with 1.INTRODUCTION: conventional analog instrumentation. Accidents involving glass cockpit aircraft were more A cockpit or flight deck is the area, usually near the front likely to be associated with personal/business flights, lon- of an aircraft, from which a pilot controls the aircraft. Most ger flights, instrument flight plans, and single pilot op- modern cockpits are enclosed, except on some small air- erations, while accidents involving conventional analog craft.The cockpit of an aircraft contains flight instruments cockpit aircraft were more likely to be associated with on an instrument panel, and the controls that enable the instructional flights, shorter flights, and two pilot opera- pilot to fly the aircraft. In most airliners, a door separates tions. Accident pilots flying glass cockpit equipped air- the cockpit from the aircraft cabin. After the September craft were found to have higher levels of pilot certification 11, 2001 attacks, all major airlines fortified their cock- and more total flight experience than those flying conven- pits against access by hijackers.In a span of only a few tional aircraft.The evaluation of light aircraft glass cock- years, the cockpits of new light aircraft have undergone pit training requirements found that the Federal Aviation a transition from conventional analog flight instruments Administration (FAA) has been updating training hand- to digital based electronic displays commonly referred to books and test standards to incorporate generic informa- as “glass cockpits.” These new displays integrate aircraft tion about electronic flight instrument displays. However, control, autopilot, communication, navigation, and air- current airman knowledge written tests (such as private craft system monitoring functions, applying technology pilot, instrument rating, commercial pilot, and flight in- previously available only in transport category aircraft. structor certificates) do not assess pilots’ knowledge of The enhanced function and information capabilities of the functionality of glass cockpit displays. In addition, the glass cockpits represent a significant change and potential FAA has no specific training requirements for pilots oper- improvement in the way general aviation pilots monitor ating glass cockpit equipped light aircraft. information needed to control their aircraft. Volume No: 3 (2016), Issue No: 3 (March) March 2016 www.ijmetmr.com Page 1 ISSN No: 2348-4845 ISSN No: 2348-4845 International Journal & Magazine of Engineering, International Journal & Magazine of Engineering, Technology, Management and Research Technology, Management and Research A Peer Reviewed Open Access International Journal A Peer Reviewed Open Access International Journal The lack of equipment specific training requirements from Ford Trimotor, the 1927 Lockheed Vega, the Spirit of Controls are incorporated onto the stick and throttle to 3.To uniform design standards the FAA results in a wide range of initial and recurrent St. Louis and the passenger aircraft manufactured by the enable the pilot to maintain a head-up and eyes-out posi- 4.To create a manufacturing data base training experiences among pilots of glass cockpit air- Douglas and Boeing companies during the mid-1930s. tion – the so-called Hands On Throttle And Stick or HO- 5.To eliminate inaccuracies caused by hand-copying of craft. With the exception of training provided by airframe Open-cockpit airplanes were almost extinct by the mid- TAS concept,. These controls may be then further aug- drawings and inconsistency between manufacturers with the purchase of a new aircraft, pilots 1950s, with the exception of training planes, crop-dusters mented by new control media such as head pointing with 6.Drawings must currently seek out and obtain equipment specific and homebuilt aircraft designs. Cockpit windows may be a Helmet Mounted Sighting System or Direct voice input glass cockpit training on their own. The review of acci- equipped with a sun shield. Most cockpits have windows (DVI). New advances in auditory displays even allow for 3.2 Introduction to Pro/engineer: dents involving light aircraft equipped with glass cockpits that can be opened when the aircraft is on the ground. Direct Voice Output of aircraft status information and for found that pilots’ experiences and training in conventional Nearly all glass windows in large aircraft have an anti- the spatial localization of warning sounds for improved Pro/engineer is the industry’s standard 3D mechanical de- cockpits do not prepare them to safely operate the com- reflective coating, and an internal heating element to melt monitoring of aircraft systems.The layout of control pan- sign suit. It is the world’s leading CAD/CAM /CAE soft- plex and varied glass cockpit systems being installed in ice. Smaller aircraft may be equipped with a transparent els in modern airliners has become largely unified across ware, gives a broad range of integrated solutions to cover light aircraft today. Further, the lack of information pro- aircraft canopy.In most cockpits the pilot’s control column the industry. The majority of the systems-related controls all aspects of product design and manufacturing. Much of vided to pilots about glass cockpit systems may lead them or joystick is located centrally (center), although in some (such as electrical, fuel, hydraulics and pressurization) for its success can be attributed to its technology which spurs to misunderstand or misinterpret system failures. As a re- military fast jets the side-stick is located on the right hand example, are usually located in the ceiling on an overhead its customer’s to more quickly and consistently innovate sult, there is a need for new training procedures and tools side. In some commercial airliners (i.e.: Airbus—which panel. Radios aregenerally placed on a panel between the a new robust, parametric, feature based model, because to ensure that pilots are adequately prepared to safely features the glass cockpit concept) both pilots use a side- pilot’s seats known as the pedestal. Automatic flight con- the Pro/E technology is unmatched in this field, in all pro- operate aircraft equipped with glass cockpit avionics.The stick located on the outboard side, so Captain’s side-stick trols such as the autopilot are usually placed just below the cesses, in all countries, in all kind of companies along the results of this study suggest that the introduction of glass on the left and First-officer’s seat on the right. windscreen and above the main instrument panel on the supply chains. Pro/Engineer is also the perfect solution cockpits has not resulted in a measurable improvement in glare shield. A central concept in the design of the cockpit for the manufacturing enterprise, with associative appli- safety when compared to similar aircraft with convention- Except for some helicopters, the right seat in the cockpit is the Design Eye Position or “DEP”, from which point cations, robust responsiveness and web connectivity that al instruments. The analyses conducted during the study of an aircraft is the seat used by