Intelligent system design with fixed-base simulation validation for general aviation

This paper reviews research conducted in the Texas A&M University Flight Simulation Laboratory on intelligent systems for general aviation. Over the last eight years several intelligent cockpit systems and pilot decision-aiding tools have been created and developed for general aviation aircraft, using fix-based flight simulation validation and evaluation. This paper reviews these results, and also presents current research on advanced cockpit systems designed to satisfy the technological requirements posed by the general aviation Free Flight and Small Aircraft Transportation System concepts.