Flight simulator assisted by a robotic motion platform

• Grant number: 12/51085-3
• Support Opportunities: Research Grants - Research Partnership for Technological Innovation - PITE
• Start date: March 01, 2015
• End date: July 31, 2019
• Field of knowledge: Engineering - Aerospace Engineering - Aerospace Systems
• Agreement: Embraer
• Principal Investigator: Luís Gonzaga Trabasso
• Grantee: Luís Gonzaga Trabasso
• Host Institution: Divisão de Engenharia Mecânica (IEM). Instituto Tecnológico de Aeronáutica (ITA). Ministério da Defesa (Brasil). São José dos Campos , SP, Brazil
• Company: Empresa Brasileira Aeronáutica S/A (EMBRAER)
• City: São José dos Campos
• Pesquisadores principais: Emilia Villani

Abstract

The main goal of the project described herein is to develop a robotic moving base flight simulator that performs like a real aircraft, with significative gain in costs and possibility of use as soon as a first dynamical model of the aircraft is available. The main application of this tool is the optimization of: the aircraft development cycle; the development of closed loop flight control laws; the pilot training program. These characteristics could be explored by anticipating the knowledge acquired in the learning-by-using form, by means of a simulation environment that behaves close to the final product, nevertheless in early development phases. The main challenges of this project are: the moving base control laws; the visualization system; the cockpit development; and all systems integration. To meet the goal, the facilities and resources of the Laboratório de Automação da Montagem Estrutural de Aeronaves of ITA will be used and adapted by devices projected and/or acquired to allow the sharing of these resources. Among these, a tooling device will be designed and built to adapt a Phenom 300 aircraft cockpit with the main avionics interface and inceptors (e.g. side sticks, pedals and throttles) in the robotic arm. A visual system that allows pilot's immersion in the virtual flight environment will be developed. Furthermore it will be developed and validated dedicated control laws that allow adjusting robotic movement to represent the real aircraft behavior. The results of this project will allow defining the resources and procedures to be partially or fully implemented within the Brazilian aircraft industry. (AU)

Scientific publications

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(References retrieved automatically from Web of Science and SciELO through information on FAPESP grants and their corresponding numbers as mentioned in the publications by the authors)

MATHEUS, ALINE DA CONCEICAO; VILLANI, EMILIA; DE OLIVEIRA, WESLEY RODRIGUES; KISS, B; HARMATI, I; TAQVI, Z. Comparison of estimation methods for identification of a robotic flight simulator. 2020 23RD IEEE INTERNATIONAL SYMPOSIUM ON MEASUREMENT AND CONTROL IN ROBOTICS (ISMCR), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2020-01-01. (12/51085-3)

MATHEUS, ALINE DA CONCEICAO; VILLANI, EMILIA; DE OLIVEIRA, WESLEY RODRIGUES; TSUZUKI, MDG; PESSOA, MAD. Washout filter parameterization of a robotic flight simulator. 2021 14TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON INDUSTRY APPLICATIONS (INDUSCON), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2021-01-01. (12/51085-3)

KRAEMER, ALINE D.; VILLANI, EMILIA; ARJONI, DIEGO H.. Aircraft FDI and human factors analysis of a take-off maneuvre using SIVOR flight simulator. IFAC PAPERSONLINE, v. 51, n. 34, p. 6-pg., 2019-01-01. (12/51085-3)

MATHEUS, A. C.; VILLANI, E.; OLIVEIRA, W. R.; IEEE. Black-box Identification of a Robotic Flight Simulator. 16TH IEEE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON CONTROL, AUTOMATION, ROBOTICS AND VISION (ICARCV 2020), v. N/A, p. 6-pg., 2020-01-01. (12/51085-3)

ARJONI, DIEGO HERNANDEZ; REHDER, IVAN DE SOUZA; FIGUEIRA, JOSE MARCIO PEREIRA; VILLANI, EMILIA. Augmented reality for training formation flights: An analysis of human factors. HELIYON, v. 9, n. 3, p. 18-pg., 2023-03-14. (12/51085-3)