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Aerospace Cognitive Engineering Laboratory (ACELAB) Simulator for Electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVOTL) Research and Development A new generation of aerospace innovators are looking for ways to quickly and efficiently transport people in a safe and environmentally friendly manner. In the not-too-distant future, passengers and goods are expected to routinely fly aboard a new breed of cleaner, smarter air vehicles. This represents a new and significant challenge to the Federal Aviation Agency (FAA) which is responsible for aircraft certification, pilot licensing, operating approval and airspace integration.
To help streamline this process, NASA has formulated its Advanced Air Mobility (AAM) project to provide research capabilities for development and evaluation of these new concepts and an environment where industry and regulators can work together to understand the requirements and work toward consensus standards for the new market.
This paper will describe the development of the Aerospace Cognitive Engineering Lab Rapid Automation Test (ACELeRATE) simulator. ACELeRATE is an adaptable fixed-base aircraft simulator focused on the investigation of the performance and interaction of pilots and increasingly automated aircraft systems. ACELeRATE can be re-configured to support various simulation environments. The simulator includes a simple reconfigurable cockpit placed within a 10-foot spherical dome with a cluster of real-time image generators, high-resolution displays and highly realistic scenery with the surrounding digital terrain and required cultural area details (e.g., hangars, runways, ramp areas, taxiways, test range apparatus, buildings with designated rooftop landing areas, and other man-made 3D structures).
This paper will also describe the various hardware and software tools employed in the ACELeRATE simulator, including engineering tools used by NASA for electric Vertical Takeoff and Landing (eVTOL) vehicle equations of motion, wind-model simulation in an urban environment, as well as the various modeling techniques and tools used to quickly generate highly realistic 3D terrain models for low level flight including urban terrain and obstacle depictions.
Document ID
20205006164
Acquisition Source
Ames Research Center
Document Type
Conference Paper
Authors
John L Archdeacon
(Artic Slope Regional Corporation Barrow, Alaska)
Nelson H Iwai
(Artic Slope Regional Corporation Barrow, Alaska)
Michael Feary
(Ames Research Center Mountain View, California, United States)
Date Acquired
August 10, 2020
Subject Category
Aeronautics (General)
Meeting Information
Meeting: AIAA Aviation 2020
Location: Reno, NV (virtual)
Country: US
Start Date: June 15, 2020
End Date: June 15, 2020
Sponsors: American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Funding Number(s)
CONTRACT_GRANT: NNA13AB88C
Distribution Limits
Public
Copyright
Work of the US Gov. Public Use Permitted.
Technical Review
NASA Peer Committee
Keywords
AAM Simulation Cockpit
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