Implementation of a Large Airplane Simulation Model to Support Pilot Model Development

Nguyen, Don; Robel, G.; Robinson, Jerry J.; Towler, John M.; Woolworth, John

doi:10.2514/6.2005-5882

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“…2. One sees that the model is composed of the following main components: Brief comments on each of these components are given below, and the reader is referred to Nguyen et al (6) for further details.…”

Section: Statistical Analysis Of Flight Simulator Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

“…To support the development of the pilot models, a simulation of the closed loop of the pilot and aircraft model was required. For this purpose, Boeing in Seattle developed a simulation of the B747-400, representing the characteristics of a NLA, including a simplified models of the aerodynamics, engines, and flight controls, and rather detailed models of the flight director and yaw damper (6) . The complete model was implemented in MSC Software's Engineering Analysis System (EASY5) environment and made available to QinetiQ and NLR.…”

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The introduction of new larger aeroplanes presents the ICAO Instrument Flight Procedures Panel (IFPP) with the need to review the requirements for the Obstacle Free Zone. To support future decisions, the IFPP took the initiative to ask for the development of pilot models which are capable to control the simulated aircraft during the approach — go-around manoeuvre. The aim of this development was to obtain a tool to perform Monte Carlo simulations for the determination of the flight path statistics of the manoeuvre. In 2001, both QinetiQ and the National Aerospace Laboratory (NLR) were invited to develop pilot models. The two pilot models are based on fundamentally different descriptions of a pilot’s control behaviour. The QinetiQ pilot model is based on a discrete-event representation of pilot control movements and has been developed in the Integrated Performance Modelling Environment (IPME). The NLR pilot model is based on control engineering and is a linear model with visual and motion feedback extended with stochastic disturbances. This development was supported by Boeing, which provided a simulation model of the B747–400 as the representative aircraft model. The integration of the pilot models with the aircraft model was performed by Boeing. Statistical data on the flight path tracking during the approach – go-around manoeuvre and on discrete pilot actions were obtained from simulations performed in a full flight simulator (FFS) at NASA Ames and a fixed-base simulator at Boeing. Both pilot models, the use of the statistical data from the simulations and the integration with the aircraft model are discussed in the paper.

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Section: Statistical Analysis Of Flight Simulator Datamentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%