Cockpit Display System Simulation of General Aviation Aircraft Based on VAPS XT

This paper introduces a recent study of Cockpit Display System (CDS) simulation for general aviation aircraft. The cockpit display simulation system is developed for avionics system integration and test by using VAPS XT software. This paper describes the cycle of developing human-machine interfaces (HMI) with VAPS XT, designs the Primary Flight Display (PFD) and Multi-functional Display (MFD) interfaces based on system requirements, and analyzes key technologies in the simulation process. The simulation result is proved to have good real-time effect and high fidelity and the simulation system has gained favorable effects in the exploitation of a practical avionics project.