A Low Cost Flight Simulator Using Virtual Reality Tools

Yavrucuk, Ilkay; Kubali, Eser; Tarimci, Onur; Yilmaz, Deniz

doi:10.2514/6.2009-5832

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“…Therefore, a ground control station simulator with path planning utilizes the MATLAB/Simulink with FlightGear for better physical simulation and visualization [22]. A low cost simulator using three workstations, Head-Mount-Display (HMO), pilot control pedals set, and data gloves are built to test the viability of the use of virtual reality tools in flight simulators [9], while a fixed based flight simulator utilizes six workstations for visual display, instruments control, audio, real time simulation, control loading, and human-machine interface via the MATLAB AutoCode Generation to generate the design modules code to be exported to the RT-LAB which is integrated aperture with MATLAB [10].…”

Section: Related Workmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…After the simulation of the mathematical model is executed, Steps ((6), (7), and (8)) feed the aircraft flight parameters back to the COM server and across the environment barrier to the HMI console again, respectively. Then at Step (9), the data logging module captures the received flight parameters, encapsulates them with the previously transmitted guidance commands (Step (3)) and saves them in a recording file structured in Mfile format. Steps (1) to (10) are repeated until the simulated mission is completed.…”

Section: Active Hybrid Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

“…(2) Exploit a comprehensive well defined flexible aerial mathematical model [8]. (3) Use simple equipment representation for validating the new hybrid architecture and to minimize the required budget [9]. (4) Achieve realistic innovative functional aerial simulator without AutoCode Generation as in [10].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(8) Minimize the maintenance procedures. (9) Develop a powerful high resolution data logging module for different playback purposes (on-screen or signals reporting).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Unlike [8][9][10]12], the proposed simulator (1) focuses on increasing the functional fidelities and ease of development of the complete MATLAB/Simulink simulators through the integration of VB.NET. (2) It achieves the capability to use a variety of map types.…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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A Novel Software Simulator Model Based on Active Hybrid Architecture

Abdel-Hamid¹,

Zong²

2015

International Journal of Aerospace Engineering

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The simulated training is an important issue for any type of missions such as aerial, ground, sea, or even space missions. In this paper, a new flexible aerial simulator based on active hybrid architecture is introduced. The simulator infrastructure is applicable to any type of training missions and research activities. This software-based simulator is tested on aerial missions to prove its applicability within time critical systems. The proposed active hybrid architecture is introduced via using the VB.NET and MATLAB in the same simulation loop. It exploits the remarkable computational power of MATLAB as a backbone aircraft model, and such mathematical model provides realistic dynamics to the trainee. Meanwhile, the Human-Machine Interface (HMI), the mission planning, the hardware interfacing, data logging, and MATLAB interfacing are developed using VB.NET. The proposed simulator is flexible enough to perform navigation and obstacle avoidance training missions. The active hybrid architecture is used during the simulated training, and also through postmission activities (like the generation of signals playback reports for evaluation purposes). The results show the ability of the proposed architecture to fulfill the aerial simulator demands and to provide a flexible infrastructure for different simulated mission requirements. Finally, a comparison with some existing simulators is introduced.

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Section: Related Workmentioning

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Section: Active Hybrid Architecturementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…(8) Minimize the maintenance procedures. (9) Develop a powerful high resolution data logging module for different playback purposes (on-screen or signals reporting).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

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