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| Criteria | Proposed
hybrid software simulator | FDC toolbox version (1.3) [8] | SCALAB virtual reality simulator [9] | IEST fixed based flight simulator [10] |
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| Flight model | Fixed wing
De Havilland DHC-2 “Beaver” | Fixed wing
De Havilland DHC-2 “Beaver” | Helicopter
Uh-1h | IEST framework
Internal flight model |
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| Required workstations | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 |
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| OS | Windows | Windows | Windows | Windows
QNX (optional) |
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| Network infrastructure | Not required | Not required | Required | Required |
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| Extra equipment | RC guidance device
1 LCD | 1 LCD | Head mount display
Data gloves
Pilot control stick
Motion tracker
Pedals
1 LCD | Physical cabin
Electrical cabinet, visual displays, platform
Boarding bridge and Instructor Operation Station (IOS)
SoundBox
Instrument panel
4 LCDs |
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| Portability | Portable | Portable | Portable | Fixed |
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| Cost | Higher than FDC by the RC guidance device cost | Low cost | 15000$ | Not explicitly mentioned |
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| Utilized languages and packages | VB.NET and MATLAB/Simulink | MATLAB/Simulink | FlightGear | MATLAB
RT-Lab |
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| Required automatic code generation | Not required | Not required | Not required | Required |
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| Simulation environment | Active hybrid environment (VB.NET and MATLAB) | Single environment | Single environment | MATLAB model migration to RT-Lab |
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| HMI | Available (VB.NET) | Not available | Available | Available |
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| Maps resources | Available (support map resources from global providers through API) | Not available | Available | Available |
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| Mission planning | Supported | Not available | Not explicitly mentioned | Not explicitly mentioned |
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| HILS | Available | Not available | Available | Available |
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| Atmospheric models | Can use FDC models | Gusts models, turbulence, and wind-shear | Not explicitly mentioned | Not explicitly mentioned |
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| Full mission recording, signals playback and on-screen playback | Available (VB.NET development) | Not available (single run only) | Available (FlightGear) | Not explicitly mentioned |
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| Core model modification requirements | Modify in MATLAB; then immediately run the whole simulator features | Modify in MATLAB | Not explicitly mentioned | Modify MATLAB/Simulink model, AutoCode Generation for RT-Lab compilation, load model, and execute the whole simulator features |
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| Architecture flexibility | Can be extended to support aerial or other different vehicle types (ground, surface, etc.) | Aerial vehicles only | Not explicitly mentioned | Not explicitly mentioned |
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| Functional fidelity | Above medium | Medium | Medium | Not explicitly mentioned |
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