A method for providing haptic feedback to a user of a rotary wing aircraft that includes receiving, by a computing device, a signal indicative of a user input selecting a control system state for a rotary wing aircraft, where, upon selection, the control system state modifies one or more operational parameters of the rotary wing aircraft, and in response to receiving the signal, outputting, by the computing device, a signal to a shaker system coupled to a collective stick, where the signal is configured to cause the shaker system to provide a haptic feedback via the collective stick, and where the haptic feedback includes a signature that indicates that the control system state has been activated.

A method for providing haptic feedback to a user of a rotary wing aircraft that includes receiving, by a computing device, a signal indicative of a user input selecting a control system state for a rotary wing aircraft, where, upon selection, the control system state modifies one or more operational parameters of the rotary wing aircraft, and in response to receiving the signal, outputting, by the computing device, a signal to a shaker system coupled to a collective stick, where the signal is configured to cause the shaker system to provide a haptic feedback via the collective stick, and where the haptic feedback includes a signature that indicates that the control system state has been activated.

The present disclosure describes systems and methods for training a user to control one or more simulated remotely operated machines. A network stream definition language file is used to identify and process simulated remotely operated machine data exchanged between a simulation computing device and a plurality of simulation stations, possibly being defined by many different Interface Control Documents (ICDs). Any exchange of simulated remotely operated machine data between the simulation computing device and a simulation station passes through a protocol gateway that implements the network stream definition language file. The protocol gateway is located at any point of the communication between the simulation computing device and the simulation station. Because the network stream definition language file configures the protocol gateway to process data between the simulation computing device and the plurality of simulation stations, each potentially having respective proprietary ICDs, only a single protocol gateway is necessary within the system.

A method for determining an effect of a simulated obstacle on a main rotor induced velocity of a simulated rotorcraft in a simulation, comprising: receiving an aircraft airspeed of the simulated rotorcraft and a height above ground for the simulated rotorcraft; generating a line of sight vector having a source position located on the simulated rotorcraft, a direction and a given length; determining a distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated rotorcraft using the line of sight vector, the distance being at most equal to the given length of the line of sight vector; determining an induced airflow velocity using the distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated rotorcraft, the aircraft airspeed and the height above ground, the induced airflow velocity being caused by a downwash recirculation flow generated by the simulated obstacle; and outputting the induced airflow velocity.

A method for determining an effect of a simulated obstacle on a main rotor induced velocity of a simulated rotorcraft in a simulation, comprising: receiving an aircraft airspeed of the simulated rotorcraft and a height above ground for the simulated rotorcraft; generating a line of sight vector having a source position located on the simulated rotorcraft, a direction and a given length; determining a distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated rotorcraft using the line of sight vector, the distance being at most equal to the given length of the line of sight vector; determining an induced airflow velocity using the distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated rotorcraft, the aircraft airspeed and the height above ground, the induced airflow velocity being caused by a downwash recirculation flow generated by the simulated obstacle; and outputting the induced airflow velocity.

A method for determining an attenuation of a wind caused by a simulated obstacle and experienced by a simulated vehicle in a simulation, comprising: receiving a wind direction and an initial speed for a simulated wind; generating a line of sight vector having a source position, a given direction and a given length, the given direction being one of opposite to the wind direction and identical to the wind direction; determining a distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated vehicle using the line of sight vector, the distance being at most equal to the given length of the line of sight vector; determining a wind attenuation gain using the distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated vehicle; determining an actual speed for the simulated wind using the initial speed of the simulated wind and the gain for the wind attenuation; and outputting the actual speed.

A method for determining an attenuation of a wind caused by a simulated obstacle and experienced by a simulated vehicle in a simulation, comprising: receiving a wind direction and an initial speed for a simulated wind; generating a line of sight vector having a source position, a given direction and a given length, the given direction being one of opposite to the wind direction and identical to the wind direction; determining a distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated vehicle using the line of sight vector, the distance being at most equal to the given length of the line of sight vector; determining a wind attenuation gain using the distance between the simulated obstacle and the simulated vehicle; determining an actual speed for the simulated wind using the initial speed of the simulated wind and the gain for the wind attenuation; and outputting the actual speed.

A method includes receiving state information of a virtual movable object in a simulated movement from a movement simulator associated with a movable object and determining movement information for the simulated movement by associating the state information with context information. The state information includes information identifying a location of the virtual movable object in a virtual space. The context information includes information identifying a location of the user terminal, which is at a different location than the movable object in a real space. The method further includes displaying the simulated movement on a display associated with the user terminal based on the movement information, and receiving control data to control the simulated movement in the virtual space using the user terminal when the movable object is in simulation and to control movement of the movable object in the real space when the movable object is in real operation.

A method includes receiving state information of a virtual movable object in a simulated movement from a movement simulator associated with a movable object and determining movement information for the simulated movement by associating the state information with context information. The state information includes information identifying a location of the virtual movable object in a virtual space. The context information includes information identifying a location of the user terminal, which is at a different location than the movable object in a real space. The method further includes displaying the simulated movement on a display associated with the user terminal based on the movement information, and receiving control data to control the simulated movement in the virtual space using the user terminal when the movable object is in simulation and to control movement of the movable object in the real space when the movable object is in real operation.

A method for providing haptic feedback to a user of a rotary wing aircraft that includes receiving, by a computing device, a signal indicative of a user input selecting a control system state for a rotary wing aircraft, where, upon selection, the control system state modifies one or more operational parameters of the rotary wing aircraft, and in response to receiving the signal, outputting, by the computing device, a signal to a shaker system coupled to a collective stick, where the signal is configured to cause the shaker system to provide a haptic feedback via the collective stick, and where the haptic feedback includes a signature that indicates that the control system state has been activated.