LArge Passenger Aircraft Reliable Touch Screen.

Project Information

LAPARTS

Grant agreement ID: 714917

DOI 10.3030/714917

Project closed

EC signature date 10 June 2016

Start date 1 September 2016

End date 30 September 2023

Funded under

• SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport

Total cost € 2 851 947,00

EU contribution € 1 996 362,90

Coordinated by

SCIOTEQ
Belgium

Objective

The purpose of LAPARTS is to develop a Touch Screen Control Panel (TSCP) system that can host all functionalities currently hosted on the Overhead Control Panel (OCP). The OCP today consists of numerous electro-mechanical switches, buttons, knobs and annunciators connected with discrete wires to the aircraft systems. The current state of art of OCPs has several issues with ergonomic, economic and environmental implications.
The TSCP system will address these issues while hosting highly safety critical functions. The TSCP system will be compatible with up to catastrophic failure conditions and will secure the control chain from the touch sensor to the controlled system and back to the display.
In a first phase (ending Aug. 2019), TSCP prototypes will be integrated and evaluated in an enhanced cockpit simulator and potentially flight test platforms, targeting an evolution of the cockpit for existing aircraft. In a second and conditional phase (ending end of 2023), the TSCP will be integrated and evaluated in a disruptive cockpit simulator, targeting a revolution of the cockpit for deployment in future aircraft at the longer term. The TSCP will be developed following a user centred design methodology paying a lot of attention to human factors and end user interests. LAPARTS will adopt a sophisticated combination of projected capacitive and force sensing technologies in the touch screen in order to achieve the required safety levels while preserving user comfort.
LAPARTS will contribute to WP3.1 of the LPA IADP (tactile HMI), including weight reduction, manufacturing and usage cost reductions and recommendations towards the certification authorities. LAPARTS will also advance touch screen technology for use in turbulence conditions and safety critical applications.

Fields of science (EuroSciVoc)

CORDIS classifies projects with EuroSciVoc, a multilingual taxonomy of fields of science, through a semi-automatic process based on NLP techniques.

• engineering and technology › mechanical engineering › vehicle engineering › aerospace engineering › aircraft
• social sciences › political sciences › political transitions › revolutions
• engineering and technology › electrical engineering, electronic engineering, information engineering › electronic engineering › sensors
• social sciences › psychology › ergonomics

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Keywords

• cockpit
• display
• touch screen
• PCAP
• force sensing
• human factors
• safety
• overhead control panel

Programme(s)

• H2020-EU.3.4. - SOCIETAL CHALLENGES - Smart, Green And Integrated Transport Main Programme
• H2020-EU.3.4.5.1. - IADP Large Passenger Aircraft

Topic(s)

• JTI-CS2-2015-CFP02-LPA-03-04 - Touchscreen control panel for critical system management functions

Call for proposal

H2020-CS2-CFP02-2015-01

Funding Scheme

IA - Innovation action

Coordinator

SCIOTEQ

• Net EU contribution: € 1 996 362,90
• Address: PRESIDENT KENNEDYPARK 35A ; 8500 Kortrijk ; Belgium
• Region: Vlaams Gewest › Prov. West-Vlaanderen › Arr. Kortrijk
• Activity type: Private for-profit entities (excluding Higher or Secondary Education Establishments)
• Total cost: € 2 851 947,00