Application of automation for low cost aircraft cabin simulator

This paper presents an application of automation for low cost aircraft cabin simulator. The aircraft cabin simulator is a testbed that was designed for research on aircraft passenger comfort improvement product. The simulator consists of an economy class section, a business class section, a lavatory and a galley. The aircraft cabin simulator is used to simulate the general flight condition, such as taxi, take off, descending and landing. In order to simulate the aircraft flight condition, the automation technique was used to control the motion platform of the aircraft cabin simulator.