These proceedings present innovative aerospace systems and their principal component, the satellite system. The papers highlight the effects of trade-offs caused by the limited resources due to the relative weight, size and power restrictions within a satellite on design choice for computing, programming, sensing and communications within aerospace applications.
An AGATE Concepts Demonstration was conducted at the Annual National Air Transportation Association (NATA) Convention in 1997. Following, a 5-minute introductory briefing, an interactive simulation of a single-pilot, single-engine aircraft was conducted. The participant was able to take off, fly a brief enroute segment, fly a Global Positioning System (GPS) approach and landing, and repeat the approach and landing segment. The participant was provided an advanced 'highway-in-the-sky' presentation on both a simulated head-up display and on a large LCD head-down display to follow throughout the flight. A single-lever power control and display concept was also provided for control of the engine throughout the flight. A second head-down, multifunction display in the instrument panel provided a moving map display for navigation purposes and monitoring of the status of the aircraft's systems. Langley Research Center NASA-CR-201731/Vol-2, NAS 1.26:201731/Vol-2 NAS1-19214; RTOP 538-07-19-01...
