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The Utilization of Flight Simulation for Research and DevelopmentThe objective of this paper is to review the conventional uses of flight simulation at NASA Ames Research Center for research and development, and to also consider the many new areas that have embraced flight simulation as an effective and economic research tool. Flight simulators have always been a very useful and economic research tool. Component technologies have evolved considerably to meet demands imposed by the aerospace community. In fact, the utilization of flight simulators for research and development has become so widely accepted that non-traditional uses have evolved. Whereas flight dynamics and control, guidance and navigation, vehicle design, mission assessment, and training have been, and perhaps always will be, the most popular research areas associated with simulation, many new areas under the broad categories of human factors and information science have realized significant benefits from the use of flight simulators for research and development. This paper will survey the simulation facilities at NASA Ames Research Center, and discuss selected topics associated with research programs, simulation experiments, and related technology development activities for the purpose of highlighting the expanding role of simulation in aerospace research and development. The information in this paper will in no way provide foreign companies with a competitive advantage over U. S. industry.
Document ID
20010116604
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Preprint (Draft being sent to journal)
Authors
Totah, Joseph J.
(NASA Ames Research Center Moffett Field, CA United States)
Snyder, C. Thomas
Date Acquired
August 20, 2013
Publication Date
January 1, 1994
Subject Category
Computer Programming And Software
Meeting Information
Meeting: AEROTECH 1994
Location: Los Angeles, CA
Country: United States
Start Date: October 3, 1994
End Date: October 6, 1994
Funding Number(s)
PROJECT: RTOP 505-64-13
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.

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