Rotorcraft Research at the NASA Vertical Motion Simulator

Aponso, Bimal L.; Tran, Duc Trong; Schroeder, Jeffrey A.

doi:10.2514/6.2009-6056

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“…Fig. 4 (left hand side) shows the Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) at NASA Ames in USA [11], a unique facility in terms of the range of motion that it can provide to the pilot and the newer CyberMotion simulator at Max Planck Institute, Germany (http:// www.kyb.tuebingen.mpg.de) which is a robot arm simulating sustained accelerations by rotating the robot around its base axis.…”

Section: Flight Simulators: Ideal Devices For Training and Researchmentioning

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Practises to identify and prevent adverse aircraft-and-rotorcraft-pilot couplings—A ground simulator perspective

Pavel

Jump

Masarati

et al. 2015

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

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Section: Flight Simulators: Ideal Devices For Training and Researchmentioning

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Practises to identify and prevent adverse aircraft-and-rotorcraft-pilot couplings—A ground simulator perspective

Pavel

Jump

Masarati

et al. 2015

Progress in Aerospace Sciences

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“…The VMS is a large motionbase simulator [24] that has been used for numerous handling qualities evaluations [25]. Six degree-of-freedom simulator motion was used for the experiment because the reference trajectory was dynamic, featuring translational accelerations up to 0:35 ft=s 2 and roll/pitch angular accelerations up to 1:3 deg =s 2 ; the VMS cab also provides excellent visual and auditory cues.…”

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Improved Lunar Lander Handling Qualities Through Control Response Type and Display Enhancements

Mueller

Bilimoria

Frost

2012

Journal of Spacecraft and Rockets

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A piloted simulation that studied the handling qualities for a precision lunar landing task from final approach to touchdown is presented. A vehicle model based on NASA's Altair Lunar Lander was used to explore the design space around the nominal vehicle configuration to determine which combination of factors provides satisfactory pilot-vehicle performance and workload; details of the control and propulsion systems not available for that vehicle were derived from Apollo Lunar Module data. The experiment was conducted on a large motion base simulator. Eight Space Shuttle and Apollo pilot astronauts and three NASA test pilots served as evaluation pilots, providing Cooper-Harper ratings, Task Load Index ratings and qualitative comments. Each pilot flew seven combinations of control response types and three sets of displays, including two varieties of guidance and a nonguided approach. The response types included Rate Command with Attitude Hold, which was used in the original Apollo Moon landings, a Velocity Increment Command response type designed for up-and-away flight, three response types designed specifically for the vertical descent portion of the trajectory, and combinations of these. It was found that Velocity Increment Command significantly improved handling qualities when compared with the baseline Apollo design, receiving predominantly Level 1 ratings. This response type could be flown with or without explicit guidance cues, something that was very difficult with the baseline design, and resulted in approximately equivalent touchdown accuracies and propellant burn as the baseline response type. The response types designed to be used exclusively in the vertical descent portion of the trajectory did not improve handling qualities.

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“…The flexible simulation architecture makes it convenient to interface with and evaluate custom software and hardware in the loop on the VMS. 5 This capability has been used for the Shuttle simulation to integrate the Orbiter brake antiskid electronic control unit hardware.…”

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Space Shuttle Landing and Rollout Training at the Vertical Motion Simulator

Ames

Ringo

Mader

et al. 2008

AIAA Modeling and Simulation Technologies Conference and Exhibit

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Landing and rollout training at the NASA Ames Research Center Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) has been an integral part of the Shuttle Program for almost thirty years.The VMS is a unique, high-fidelity, large amplitude, six degree of freedom motion simulator. It is used for this training as well as for engineering evaluations because its large motion envelope, high-fidelity cockpit, and visuals accurately simulates the motion and visual cueing environments of the Shuttle Orbiter during the touchdown and rollout phase of flight. Training sessions in the VMS are held semi-annually with each session containing unique objectives related to specific mission profiles and maintaining pilot training currency under nominal and off-nominal conditions. The VMS has also been used as the test bed for evaluating the effects of engineering and operational changes implemented by the Shuttle Program to improve the safety and operation of the Orbiter. Throughout the program, the continuous review of simulation models and results has led to systematic improvements to the simulation.

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Rotorcraft Research at the NASA Vertical Motion Simulator

Cited by 17 publications

References 18 publications

Practises to identify and prevent adverse aircraft-and-rotorcraft-pilot couplings—A ground simulator perspective

Practises to identify and prevent adverse aircraft-and-rotorcraft-pilot couplings—A ground simulator perspective

Improved Lunar Lander Handling Qualities Through Control Response Type and Display Enhancements

Space Shuttle Landing and Rollout Training at the Vertical Motion Simulator

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