Flight Simulator AVES: Fixed-Base + Motion Simulator

RI-038
Infrastructure
Description
[Centre] The AVES flight simulation center consists of one fixed base and one motion based simulator. Two cockpits, Airbus A320 and Eurocopter EC135, are available and can be exchanged, according to the scientific needs.

Main technical characteristics

Cockpit-type(s) Airbus A320 + Eurocopter EC135:

Airbus A320 Cockpit
– Hardware based on DLRs A320 ATRA
– Level D quality replicas of devices and displays
– Active Side Sticks
– Touch Panel (replaces Circuit Breaker in OVH)
– A320 EIS1/2 Display System developed with 2Indicate (DLR)
– Operator cabin with 2 seats
– 8.1 Sound simulation with intercom system

Eurocopter EC135 Cockpit
– Hardware based on DLRs ACT/FHS EC135 Flying Helicopter Simulator
– Level D quality replicas of devices and displays
– 8 Channel Active Control Loading system
– Touch Panel (replaces Circuit Breaker in OVH)
– Display System developed with 2Indicate (DLR)
– Operator Cabin with 1 seat
– Integrated experimental pilot equipment and flight test engineer station
– Two sidesticks integrated
– 6.1 Sound simulation with intercom system
Cockpit exchangeability Cockpit Exchange
– Feasible in 4 hours
– Supported by use of crane
Motion:
Characteristics Motion System (electro-pneumatic)
– 14 tons Hexapod (Moog)
– Heave/Surge/Sway approx. 1m
– 25-30°Roll/Pitch
– Vel: 1m/s; Accel: 0.6-0.8g
– limit Freq. 10 Hz
Motion:
Maximum acceleration 0,8g
Comment
Sim-Flight Software Environment
– Simulation Software
– Flight dynamics models based on MATLAB/Simulink and C++, validated by flight test data
– Hard and soft real-time applications running under Windows7 or QNX
– Operator Station software for simulator control available
– Distributed Simulation with High Level Architecture
– Visual System
– OpenSceneGraph based render engine, weather effects, water, brown out, daytime simulation
– 3D Database
– Aerial photos: Germany resolution from 0.1m/px up to 1m/px, world wide coverage with 15m Landsat
– Elevation: 5m – 90m (SRTM)
– Main airports (fully modelled): Braunschweig EDVE, Frankfurt EDDF, Hannover EDDV, Hildesheim EDVM
– Database generation tool chain allows rapid database update

Contact Information
EREA