HeliFlight-R Brochure - Advanced Rotorcraft Technology
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HeliFlight-R Brochure - Advanced Rotorcraft Technology
Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. HeliFlight© R&D and Training Simulators For rotorcraft and fixed-wing aircraft The HeliFlight family of simulators include: HeliFlight-R (Reconfigurable) used for R&D and Engineering, and HeliFlight-S (Aircraft Specific) used for pilot training. The flight dynamics models installed in ART simulators are certifiable up to Level D standards. HeliFlight-R HeliFlight-R includes a cockpit that is reconfigurable to represent a wide range of aircraft, both rotary and fixed wing. The instrument panel uses LCDs to provide realistic rendering of analog instruments as well as simulation of the Multi-Function Keyboards and Displays used in modern aircraft. Touch sensitive transparent overlays provide functional switches for the computer generated switch displays. Reconfiguring the cockpit to different aircraft involves loading different software to provide the aircraft-specific instrument rendering, so this can be done in a matter of minutes. The flight dynamics model is also software reconfigurable, as are the load characteristics of the pilot’s and copilot’s controls. HeliFlight-R is designed to be readily deployable to remote facilities so the system has a modular design that facilitates rapid assembly and disassembly. The HeliFlight-R system is expandable to allow upgrades as the customer’s requirements change. The fixed base configuration may be expanded to use a motion platform; the field of view can be increased to accommodate chin windows, and the simulator can be networked to other simulators to support distributed simulation applications. The HeliFlight-R system includes interchangeable crew stations to support either a two pilot or one pilot cockpit. The Crew Station and an on-board Instructor/Operator Station (IOS) are housed in a 12 ft. diameter visual display dome. Both rotary and fixed wing controls are provided for maximum flexibility. The rotary wing controls include four-axis control loading to provide programmable control load characteristics. Interchangeable tables of geo-specific navigation aids are interfaced to navigation sensor models to drive instrument displays. NAV/COM channels are either selected from a glass cockpit type keyboard unit or from conventional radios. All instruments and displays are computer generated on LCDs with a touch screen overlay for crew interaction. The HeliFlight-R system includes an optional 6 degree of freedom motion platform. This feature can also be added at a future time since the fixed base HeliFlight-R simulator is designed for compatibility with the motion platform. The IOS allows for record and playback of both visual display channels and selected flight data and audio and visual signals may be routed to external monitors and speakers. An external IOS includes three displays to replicate the out-the-window visual channels and additional displays for external viewing of the aircraft, monitoring of MFD displays, and simulator control functionality. HeliFlight-S ART has combined our advanced flight dynamics models with state of the art Commercial off the Shelf (COTS) simulator hardware to provide integrated and tested simulator systems that can achieve Level 6/7 FTD certification and Level B/C/D simulator certification. The HeliFlight-S system includes a high-fidelity aircraft-specific cockpit. HeliFlight-S provides an aircraft-specific crew station, built to user requirements, with high fidelity replicas of the aircraft instrument panels and switches and accurate visual masking of the pilot’s field of view by the cockpit shell. HeliFlight-S is typically used with Advanced Flight Dynamics Models – Level 6/7 for Flight Training Devices or Level B/C/D for simulators. Visual Display options include 15-20 feet domes with high resolution and high field of view. HeliFlight uses ART’s distributed host software, SIMphony©, to drive the computational systems. SIMphony cycles the FLIGHTLAB© flight dynamics model on the flight model computer and uses distributed shared memory to communicate with the I/O computer and the Avionics computer over the local area network. SIMphony software drivers on the Flight Dynamics Model Computer also interface the flight dynamics model directly to the Control Loader Computer, Audio Computer, and Image Generation Computers through the Application Programming Interface (API) provided by the manufacturer’s of these subsystems. Shipboard Operations integrated into HeliFlight Sling Loads Training Specialty Training ART also produces FLIGHTLAB development software to prototype, analyze, validate and simulate real-time models. Pre-developed aircraft models for simulator and engineering use are also available for purchase. Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. 635 Vaqueros Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94085 USA Tel: +1.408.523.5100 Fax: +1.408.732.1206 E-mail: [email protected] WWW.flightlab.com Specifications are subject to change without notice Copyright © ART2010 FLIGHTLAB, SIMphony and HeliFlight are registered trademarks of Advanced Rotorcraft Technology, Inc. All rights reserved