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Design Of Optical Compound Eye Simulation Software For Small Aircraft Applications, Qiming Qi, Ruigang Fu, Ping Wang, Min Wang, Hongqi Fan

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Optical compound eye has the advantages of large field of view, multiple viewing angles and high resolution. With another advantage that it can conformal combine with small aircraft, optical compound eye has application value in reconnaissance and surveillance, target detection, image navigation and other aspects. An optical compound eye simulation software for small aircraft is designed for the current situation of long development period of optical compound eye design and high cost of flight test in practical applications. The software integrates compound eye imaging, aircraft simulation and data management, and each functional module is extensible. The simulation results show …

Chimera Grid Methods Applied In Astronautics Aerodynamic Problems, Yuan Wu

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Structured chimera grid method has been considered as the most applicable technology to solve aerodynamic problems of multi-component configuration aircraft at current stage. Therefore, by using structured chimera technology and CFD method, two typical aerodynamic problems of conventional tactics missile configuration with rudder deflection were thoroughly investigated: i) a simple and practical linear modification model for micro unsymmetry configuration was proposed which could effectively reduce the range of error and eliminate its skewness properties caused by asymmetric separation vortex, while the traditional method introduced lateral aerodynamic error in data transformation; ii) 3-tunnel linear adding model was investigated and the …

Low-Cost Hardware-In-The-Loop Flight Simulation System, Chuanyan Tian, Junzhao Hu, Jikui Liu, Qianlong Yang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Hardware-in-the-loop simulation is an effective way and experimental method to evaluate and verify the performance of the aircraft system. To satisfy the requirements of real-time, scalability, high reliability simulation of a certain aircraft control system, a new design of low-cost hardware-in-the-loop real-time scene simulation system consisted of IPC, DSP, three-axis turntable, steering engine and visual simulation computer was put forward. Real-time simulation system software composed by flight control simulation module, aircraft movement simulation module and scene simulation module was implemented, and it resolved the difficulties in real-time, data synchronization, multiple node communication of simulation system. Comparison with …

Development And Initial Evaluation Of A Reinforced Cue Detection Model To Assess Situation Awareness In Commercial Aircraft Cockpits, Aysen K. Taylor

Engineering Management & Systems Engineering Theses & Dissertations

Commercial transport aircraft of today vary greatly from early aircraft with regards to how the aircraft are controlled and the feedback provided from the machine to the human operator. Over time, as avionics systems became more automated, pilots had less direct control over their aircraft. Much research exists in the literature about automation issues, and several major accidents over the last twenty years spurred interest about how to maintain the benefits of automation while improving the overall human-machine interaction as the pilot is considered the last line of defense.

An important reason for maintaining or even improving overall pilot situation …

Initial Stage Of Fluid-Structure Interaction Of A Celestial Icosahedron Shaped Vacuum Lighter Than Air Vehicle, Dustin P. Graves

Theses and Dissertations

The analysis of a celestial icosahedron geometry is considered as a potential design for a Vacuum Lighter than Air Vehicle (VLTAV). The goal of the analysis is ultimately to understand the initial fluid-structure interaction of the VLTAV and the surrounding airflow. Up to this point, previous research analyzed the celestial icosahedron VLTAV in relation to withstanding a symmetric sea-level pressure applied to the membrane of the structure. This scenario simulates an internal vacuum being applied in the worst-case atmospheric environmental condition. The next step in analysis is to determine the aerodynamic effects of the geometry. The experimental setup for obtaining …

Relevance Analysis Of Deicing Parameters And Deicing Efficiency Of Aircraft Ground, Bin Chen, Liwen Wang

Journal of System Simulation

Abstract: Aircraft ground freezing could lead to potential danger and delay for flight. To alleviate these problems, the main method is to use the deicing fluids to clean ice or snow on the aircraft body, which lacks of reference of the deicing fluids parameters and efficiency. To study the effect of the deicing fluids parameters on the aircraft deicing efficiency, the deicing mechanism is analyzed.The black box mathematical model of the deicing process is generalized abstractly. The deicing process is divided into two subprocesses to establish the deicing model.The relevance between the deicing fluids parameters and deicing efficiency is studied …

Fuel Flow Reduction Impact Analysis Of Drag Reducing Film Applied To Aircraft Wings, Damon Resnick, Chris Donlan, Nimish Sakalle, Cody Pinkerman

SMU Data Science Review

In this paper, we present an analysis of flight data in order to determine whether the application of the Edge Aerodynamix Conformal Vortex Generator (CVG), applied to the wings of aircraft, reduces fuel flow during cruising conditions of flight. The CVG is a special treatment and film applied to the wings of an aircraft to protect the wings and reduce the non-laminar flow of air around the wings during flight. It is thought that by reducing the non-laminar flow or vortices around and directly behind the wings that an aircraft will move more smoothly through the air and provide a …

Integrated Collision Avoidance System Sensor Evaluation Final Design Project, Alex F. Graebe, Bridgette S. Kimball, Drew T. Lavoise

Mechanical Engineering

Following the development of Aircraft Collision Avoidance Technology (ACAT) by the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), a need arose to transition the life-saving technology to aid the general aviation community. Considering the realistic cost of implementation, it was decided that the technology should be adapted to function on any smartphone, using that device as an end-to-end solution to sense, process, and alert the pilot to imminent threats. In September of 2012, the SAS (Sense and Survive) Senior Project Team at California Polytechnic University (Cal Poly), San Luis Obispo was assigned the task of using smartphone technology to accurately sense …

Automatic Detection Of Aircraft Emergency Landing Sites, Yu-Fei Shen, Zia-Ur Rahman, Dean Krusienski, Jiang Li, Zia-Ur Rahman (Ed.), Stephen E. Reichenbach (Ed.), Mark Allen Neifeld (Ed.)

Electrical & Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

An automatic landing site detection algorithm is proposed for aircraft emergency landing. Emergency landing is an unplanned event in response to emergency situations. If, as is unfortunately usually the case, there is no airstrip or airfield that can be reached by the un-powered aircraft, a crash landing or ditching has to be carried out. Identifying a safe landing site is critical to the survival of passengers and crew. Conventionally, the pilot chooses the landing site visually by looking at the terrain through the cockpit. The success of this vital decision greatly depends on the external environmental factors that can impair …

Size Evaluation Of Corrosion Precursor Pitting Using Near-Field Millimeter Wave Nondestructive Testing Methods, Mohammad Tayeb Ahmad Ghasr, Brian D. Carroll, Sergey Kharkovsky, R. Zoughi, R. Austin

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Research & Creative Works

Early detection of corrosion precursor pitting and estimation of its overall dimensions directly affects the required effort and cost associated with repair and maintenance of critical aircraft structural components. The magnitude and phase of a reflected signal from a pitting are directly related to its dimensions. This paper presents a millimeter wave probe and a sizing procedure used to detect and evaluate overall pitting dimensions.