EU-Funded EPIIC Makes Call for Fighter Pilot, Cockpit Innovations

The Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project is developing algorithms and equipment in a bid to improve air combat.

Kimberly Johnson

Wednesday, January 03, 2024 at 03:34 PM ET

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The open call for innovations for the Enhanced Pilot Interfaces & Interactions for Fighter Cockpit (EPIIC) project is open to a wide variety of applicants, including startups, subject matter experts, and research organizations. [Courtesy: Airbus Defense and Space]

Key Takeaways:

The EU-funded EPIIC project, a €75 million initiative involving 12 European countries, aims to enhance fighter pilot interfaces and interactions within cockpits.
EPIIC has an open call for innovations in algorithmic techniques to improve crew monitoring, including assessing pilot situational awareness and emotional state.
The project also seeks hardware and algorithm advancements for noncontact, gesture-based control interactions to boost operational efficiency in fighter cockpits.
This call for innovations is open to various applicants, including startups and research organizations, with proposals due by March 15.

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A European Union-funded project seeking to improve interactions between fighter pilots and their cockpits has made a call for crew monitoring and noncontact, gesture-based interactions innovations.