Method and system for visualizing dynamic virtual sub-systems of a virtual simulated element in an interactive computer simulation system comprising a computer generated environment. One or more tangible instruments control the virtual simulated element in the computer generated environment. A graphical user interface comprising an interactive display portion depicting a rendered view of the virtual simulated element. While an interactive computer simulation of the virtual simulated element is performed in the interactive computer simulation system, a storage system logs dynamic data in relation to the dynamic virtual sub-systems. At least one of the dynamic virtual sub-systems of the virtual simulated element is selected and a subset of dynamic data related to the selected virtual sub-system is loaded from the storage system. The selected virtual sub-system is displayed together with the related dynamic data on the graphical user interface.

A system for flight control of a vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft includes a flight simulator communicatively coupled to a VTOL aircraft, wherein the flight simulator is configured to generate a model for at least a flight component and a flight controller, wherein the flight controller is configured to receive the model for the at least a flight component, determine a command for the at least a flight component as a function of the model, and initiate the command for the at least a flight component.

There is provided a method and apparatus for simulating a flight scenario during a live flight of an aircraft. The method comprises: (i) generating (60) images comprising scenes relevant to the simulated flight scenario at a simulated altitude; (ii) calculating, using live flight data received for the aircraft and with reference to a predetermined flight model (65), simulated flight data for the simulated flight scenario at the simulated altitude; and (iii) displaying, on a display system (35) of the aircraft, the calculated simulated flight data while controlling the display of said generated scene images to simulate movement of the aircraft through the displayed scene at a rate and in a direction corresponding to the displayed simulated flight data. The method and apparatus may optionally alter the response of the aircraft to control actions (70) by a pilot to simulate the response expected of the aircraft having the simulated flight characteristics.

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.

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.

A method and system for modeling aerodynamic interactions in complex eVTOL configurations for realtime flight simulations and hardware testing which includes decomposing the aircraft into aerodynamic subcomponents, wherein the interactions between these components are handled by flow simulations of the surrounding fluid, which may be Euler flow CFD simulations. A computer generated simulation can be used to analyze the fluid flow and pressures, the forces delivered by an aircraft into the fluid and the forces onto the aircraft from the fluid, to determine the position and attitude of the aircraft, and other aspects. The system may be used as a flight simulator for pilot training in a realtime environment. The system may be used to support component testing using an interface to those components, such as flight electronics and actuators, to test the components in high fidelity simulations of actual flight demands on those components. The system may also be used to support design analysis in non-realtime to run numerous simulations on different designs and to provide comparative output.

There is provided a method and apparatus for simulating a flight scenario during a live flight of an aircraft. The method comprises:

(i) generating (60) images comprising scenes relevant to the simulated flight scenario at a simulated altitude;
(ii) calculating, using live flight data received for the aircraft and with reference to a predetermined flight model (65), simulated flight data for the simulated flight scenario at the simulated altitude; and
(iii) displaying, on a display system (35) of the aircraft, the calculated simulated flight data while controlling the display of said generated scene images to simulate movement of the aircraft through the displayed scene at a rate and in a direction corresponding to the displayed simulated flight data.

The method and apparatus may optionally alter the response of the aircraft to control actions (70) by a pilot to simulate the response expected of the aircraft having the simulated flight characteristics.

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.

The present disclosure relates to an avionics electronic warfare simulation apparatus and a control method thereof. The avionics electronic warfare simulation apparatus includes an electromagnetic wave generator that generates a virtual electromagnetic wave by using at least one of a plurality of electronic warfare threat models, an electronic warfare engagement simulation unit that simulates an operation of an aircraft according to a preset operation scenario to engage the electromagnetic wave and the aircraft based on the operation scenario, and a direction finding simulation unit that performs direction finding using the electromagnetic wave based on a plurality of antennas mounted on the aircraft to output direction finding result information.

An augmented reality system includes a geospatial location system adapted to identify a current location of a vehicle, a plurality of vehicle condition sensors adapted to identify the vehicle's positional attitude, direction of motion, and speed within an environment at the current location, a helmet position sensor system adapted to determine a location of a helmet within the vehicle and a viewing direction of a pilot wearing the helmet the helmet comprising a see-through computer display through which the pilot is enabled to see an environment outside of the vehicle with computer content overlaying the environment to create an augmented reality view of the environment for the pilot, a data storage module adapted to store the data from the geospatial location system, plurality of vehicle condition sensors and the helmet position sensor with a time of acquisition of each respective type of data and a processor adapted to present geospatially located augmented reality content to the helmet based, at least in part, on vehicle's current location and positional attitude.