关键词: 飞机驾驶舱, 布局优化, 人机约束, 组合排序, 粒子群算法, Kendall&rsquo, s W

Abstract: The process of the airplane cockpit ergonomic layout optimization has particularity and complexity, it is necessary to propose a proper method to optimize and to improve efficiency. Based on the principle of grouping and ranking as well as the multi-objective optimization method, to find the optimal values of highly nonlinear functions and to avoid obtaining partial optimal solutions only, the particle swarm optimization and the improved are adapted at the first time to develop the new method of the ergonomic layout optimization in three-dimension which is suitable for our country pilots. Firstly, since the number of facilities to be arranged is large, based on Kendall’s W, the groups and sequences of them are determined approximately. Secondly, the optimal values are found by sequence to set up the most optimal scheme by compromise. The improved particle swarm optimization is compared with some typical optimization methods, such as the basic one. Lastly, the computer simulation is used, and the optimized solution is analyzed and compared to the original one by JACK. The results indicate that the airplane cockpit ergonomic layout optimization method is feasible and effective.

Key words: airplane cockpit, layout optimization, ergonomic constrain, grouping and ranking, Particle Swarm Optimization（PSO）, Kendall’s W