Flight simulators for under $100000

Author

Zyda, M.J. ; McGhee, R.B. ; Ross, R.S. ; Smith, D.B. ; Streyle, D.G.

Author_Institution

US Naval Postgraduate Sch., Monterey, CA, USA

Volume

8

Issue

1

fYear

1988

Firstpage

19

Lastpage

27

Abstract

To demonstrate the feasibility and practicability of designing and building low-cost flight simulators, a prototype system was developed to model the performance of a new US Army remotely piloted missile system. The flight simulator displays a dynamic, three-dimensional, out-the-window view of the terrain in real time while responding to operator input from the command and control system. A description is given of the hardware, software, and database implementations. The system capabilities and limitations are examined. The total development cost is an order of magnitude less than that of the sophisticated systems currently in use.<>

Keywords

aerospace simulation; engineering graphics; military computing; US Army remotely piloted missile system; command and control system; database; low-cost flight simulators; out-the-window view; prototype system; real time; system capabilities; terrain; Aerospace simulation; Buildings; Command and control systems; Databases; Hardware; Missiles; Real time systems; Software prototyping; Three dimensional displays; Virtual prototyping; Animals; Female; Horses; Male; Regression Analysis; Running;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.487

Filename

487