USING HYPERCARD® IN CREWSTATION DESIGN: BEYOND RAPID PROTOTYPING

This paper describes the application of a commercially available software program to advanced cockpit design at Sikorsky Aircraft. This software has been effective in helping the designer evaluate and revise early iterations of his work, by allowing early assessments of the system’s functionality and the identification of unforeseen pilot-crewstation interaction problems. The tool has proved useful in making early design decisions that avoid the expense and time delays associated with implementing a full- or part-mission simulation. In addition, the tool shows further promise as a desktop crewstation training device, in which a user can access system information in a Hypermedia environment as he or she is learning to operate the system.