Principles of Flight Simulation

by Allerton, David

• ISBN13: 9780470754368
• ISBN10: 0470754362
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-11-16
• Publisher: Wiley

Summary

Principles of Flight Simulation brings together material currently disseminated throughout specialised texts and papers to provide an introductory guide to the technical aspects of flight simulator design, including both the theory of dynamic systems and the practical aspects of implementing a flight simulator. Starting by describing the evolution for simulation and its uses in training and research, it goes on to introduce mathematical modelling and the computational methods used to simulate these models. These concepts are then applied to flight mechanics and dynamics, and equations of motion are introduced, as well as mathematical methods that demonstrate how these equations are solved. The book goes on to discuss the modelling and simulation of flight control systems, avionic systems, visual and display systems and motion systems, and addresses the issues of simulator verification and the validation of flight models.Principles of Flight Simulation features case studies based on, and images & diagrams derived from an actual flight simulator developed by the author's group at Sheffield University (http://fltsim.group.shef.ac.uk). Code examples are provided to support the text and the complete software used in the flight simulator will be provided via an accompanying website.

Author Biography

David Allertonis Professor of Computer Systems Engineering in the Department of Automatic Control and Systems Engineering at the University of Sheffield. He is a Fellow of the Royal Aeronautical Society (FRAeS) and the Institution of Electrical Engineers (FIEE). He has been a Lecturer at the University of Southampton and the Professor of Avionics at Cranfield University. He has served on several national committees and is a member and past-Chairman of the Royal Aeronautical Society’s Flight Simulation Group.

Table of Contents

About the Author

Preface

Glossary

Introduction

Historical Perspective

The Case for Simulation

The Changing Role of Simulation

The Organization of a Flight Simulator

The Concept of Real-time Simulation

Pilot Cues

Training versus Simulation

Examples of Simulation

References

Principles of Modelling

Modelling Concepts

Newtonian Mechanics

Axes Systems

Differential Equations

Numerical Integration

Real-time Computing

Data Acquisition

Flight Data

Interpolation

Distributed Systems

A Real-time Protocol

Problems in Modelling

References

Aircraft Dynamics

Principles of Flight Modelling

The Atmosphere

Forces

Moments

Axes Systems

Quaternions

Equations of Motion

Propulsion

The Landing Gear

The Equations Collected

The Equations Revisited - Long Range Navigation

References

Simulation of Flight Control Systems

The Laplace Transform

Simulation of Transfer Functions

PID Control Systems

Trimming

Aircraft Flight Control Systems

The Turn Coordinator and the Yaw Damper

The Auto-throttle

Vertical Speed Management

Altitude Hold

Heading Hold

Localizer Tracking

Auto-land Systems

Flight Management Systems

References

Aircraft Displays

Principles of Display Systems

Line Drawing

Character Generation

D Graphics Operations

Textures

OpenGL^“

Simulation of Aircraft Instruments

Simulation of EFIS Displays

Head-up Displays

References

Simulation of Aircraft Navigation Systems

Principles of Navigation

Navigation Computations

Map Projections

Primary Flight Information

Automatic Direction Finding (ADF)

VHF Omnidirectional Range (VOR)

Distance Measuring Equipment (DME)

Instrument Landing Systems (ILS)

The Flight Director

Inertial Navigation Systems

Global Positioning Systems

References

Further Reading

Model Validation

Simulator Qualification and Approval

Model Validation Methods

Latency

Performance Analysis

Longitudinal Dynamics

Lateral Dynamics

Model Validation in Perspective

References

Visual Systems

Background

The Visual System Pipeline

3D Graphics Operations

Real-time Image Generation

Visual Database Management

Projection Systems

Problems in Visual Systems

References

The Instructor Station

Education, Training and Instruction

Part-task Training and Computer-based Training

The Role of the Instructor

Designing the User Interface

Real-time Interaction

Map Displays

Flight Data Recording

Scripting

References

Motion Systems

Motion or No Motion?

Physiological Aspects of Motion

Actuator Configurations

Equations of Motion

Implementation of a Motion System

Hydraulic Actuation

Modelling Hydraulic Actuators

Limitations of Motion Systems

Future Motion Systems

References

Index

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