A method and apparatus comprising an aircraft, a network interface, a display system, a sensor system, and a computer system. The network interface, the display system, the sensor system, and the computer system are associated with the aircraft. The network interface is configured to exchange data using a wireless communications link. The computer system is configured to run a number of processes to receive simulation data received through the network interface over the wireless communications link. The computer system is configured to generate simulation sensor data using the simulation data. The computer system is configured to receive live sensor data from the sensor system associated with the aircraft. The computer system is also configured to present the simulation sensor data with the live sensor data on the display system.

The invention relates to a method for providing predefined desired drive characteristics (38, 50) in an aircraft, characterized by the following steps: driving a thrust generation element of the aircraft by means of an electric motor that has actual drive characteristics (34) which include at least some of the desired drive characteristics (38, 50) but are also partly different therefrom; andhaving a control device adjust operating points of the electric motor exclusively according to the desired drive characteristics (38, 50).

The invention relates to a method for providing predefined desired drive characteristics (38, 50) in an aircraft, characterized by the following steps: driving a thrust generation element of the aircraft by means of an electric motor that has actual drive characteristics (34) which include at least some of the desired drive characteristics (38, 50) but are also partly different therefrom; andhaving a control device adjust operating points of the electric motor exclusively according to the desired drive characteristics (38, 50).

Systems, methods, and computer products according to the principles of the present inventions may involve a training system for a pilot of an aircraft. The training system may include an aircraft sensor system affixed to the aircraft adapted to provide a location of the aircraft, including an altitude of the aircraft, speed of the aircraft, and directional attitude of the aircraft. It may further include a helmet position sensor system adapted to determine a location of a helmet within a cockpit of the aircraft and a viewing direction of a pilot wearing the helmet. The helmet may include a see-through computer display through which the pilot sees an environment outside of the aircraft with computer content overlaying the environment to create an augmented reality view of the environment for the pilot. A computer content presentation system may be adapted to present computer content to the see-through computer display at a virtual marker, generated by the computer content presentation system, representing a geo-spatial position of a training asset moving within a visual range of the pilot, such that the pilot sees the computer content from a perspective consistent with the aircraft's position, altitude, attitude, and the pilot's helmet position when the pilot's viewing direction is aligned with the virtual marker.

Systems, methods, and computer products according to the principles of the present inventions may involve a training system for a pilot of an aircraft. The training system may include an aircraft sensor system affixed to the aircraft adapted to provide a location of the aircraft, including an altitude of the aircraft, speed of the aircraft, and directional attitude of the aircraft. It may further include a helmet position sensor system adapted to determine a location of a helmet within a cockpit of the aircraft and a viewing direction of a pilot wearing the helmet. The helmet may include a see-through computer display through which the pilot sees an environment outside of the aircraft with computer content overlaying the environment to create an augmented reality view of the environment for the pilot. A computer content presentation system may be adapted to present computer content to the see-through computer display at a virtual marker, generated by the computer content presentation system, representing a geo-spatial position of a training asset moving within a visual range of the pilot, such that the pilot sees the computer content from a perspective consistent with the aircraft's position, altitude, attitude, and the pilot's helmet position when the pilot's viewing direction is aligned with the virtual marker.

A method for providing localized jamming effects includes using a processor onboard a vehicle to perform the steps of: receiving a jamming command to simulate a jamming effect on a particular sensor onboard the vehicle; and generating a jamming effect in a model of the particular sensor in response to the jamming command. The jamming effect in the model of the particular sensor simulates the jamming effect on the particular sensor being generated by an entity other than the vehicle.

A method of driving a main rotor of a rotorcraft in rotation while implementing an in-flight simulation mode that simulates failure of one of the engines of the rotorcraft. In simulation mode, and when a current speed of rotation (NR) of the main rotor is detected as being lower than a predetermined threshold speed of rotation (S), the simulation mode is kept active and a regulation command is generated in order to perform a controlled operation (A) of gradually increasing the power delivered by the engines by authorizing the limit imposed by a setpoint (OEI/2) for regulating operation of the engine in simulation mode to be exceeded. Said gradually increasing power is interrupted by the pilot staying under training and operating a collective pitch manoeuver of the blade of the main rotor providing a rotation of main rotor at the predetermined threshold speed in rotation.

A method of driving a main rotor of a rotorcraft in rotation while implementing an in-flight simulation mode that simulates failure of one of the engines of the rotorcraft. In simulation mode, and when a current speed of rotation (NR) of the main rotor is detected as being lower than a predetermined threshold speed of rotation (S), the simulation mode is kept active and a regulation command is generated in order to perform a controlled operation (A) of gradually increasing the power delivered by the engines by authorizing the limit imposed by a setpoint (OEI/2) for regulating operation of the engine in simulation mode to be exceeded. Said gradually increasing power is interrupted by the pilot staying under training and operating a collective pitch manoeuver of the blade of the main rotor providing a rotation of main rotor at the predetermined threshold speed in rotation.

A device for pilot training includes a memory, an interface, and one or more processors. The memory is configured to store at least one computational model of at least one human sensory system. The interface is configured to receive sensor data and aircraft state data from a flight simulator. The sensor data includes pilot activity data and motion data. The motion data is indicative of detected motion of a simulated aircraft of the flight simulator. The processor(s) are configured to process the motion data and the pilot activity data based on the at least one computational model to predict a pilot estimated aircraft state. The processor(s) are configured to determine an estimated error based on a comparison of the pilot estimated aircraft state and a detected aircraft state. The aircraft state data indicates the detected aircraft state. The processor(s) are configured to provide the estimated error to a second device.

Systems, methods, and computer products according to the principles of the present inventions may involve a training system for a pilot of an aircraft. The training system may include an aircraft sensor system affixed to the aircraft adapted to provide a location of the aircraft, including an altitude of the aircraft, speed of the aircraft, and directional attitude of the aircraft. It may further include a helmet position sensor system adapted to determine a location of a helmet within a cockpit of the aircraft and a viewing direction of a pilot wearing the helmet. The helmet may include a see-through computer display through which the pilot sees an environment outside of the aircraft with computer content overlaying the environment to create an augmented reality view of the environment for the pilot. A computer content presentation system may be adapted to present computer content to the see-through computer display at a virtual marker, generated by the computer content presentation system, representing a geospatial position of a training asset moving within a visual range of the pilot, such that the pilot sees the computer content from a perspective consistent with the aircraft's position, altitude, attitude, and the pilot's helmet position when the pilot's viewing direction is aligned with the virtual marker.