Airborne avionics simulator system
AssigneeB.V.R. Technologies Ltd.
InventorsAviv Tzidon, Menachem Polak
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Abstract
An airborne avionics simulator system integrated into a low-cost host aircraft to simulate the avionics of a high performance aircraft. The simulated avionics system includes for example radar, radar warning, chaff, radar locks, weapons systems, electronic defensive systems, and navigation systems. The airborne avionics simulator system can be programmed with various scenarios, such as air-to-air or air-to-ground combat, navigational situations, aircraft malfunctions, and general training routines. A multi-function display provides for simulating the avionics of various high performance aircraft. Additionally, the cockpit of the host aircraft may be modified to simulate the control stick, throttle assemblies and other aspects of a particular high performance aircraft.
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An airborne avionics simulator system for use in a host aircraft, comprising:
- an avionics simulation system operable for installation into a host aircraft, which lacks one or more avionics systems, and for generating simulated avionics data indicative of a high performance aircraft having the one or more avionics systems that a host aircraft lacks, comprising:
- an information interface for receiving position data from the host aircraft:
- at least one display for communicating simulated avionics data of the one or more avionics systems that the host aircraft lacks to a pilot in the form found in the high performance aircraft;
- position module operable for acquiring position data of the host aircraft;
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- a pilot interface for interacting with the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data;
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- a main processor connected to the information interface, connected to the at least one display, connected to the position module, and connected to the pilot interface, and programmed to produce the avionics data indicative of the high performance aircraft the avionics data including radar data and navigation data.
A method for simulating avionics of a high performance aircraft having one or more avionics systems in a host aircraft lacking the one or more avionics systems, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a communications link between an avionics simulation system and host aircraft;
- generating simulated avionics data of a high performance aircraft;
- displaying the simulated avionics data in the format of the high performance aircraft to a pilot flying the host aircraft;
- accepting input data from the pilot to the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data displayed to the pilot and
- wherein the simulated avionics data comprises radar data and navigation data.
An airborne avionics simulator system for use in a host aircraft, comprising:
- an avionics simulation system for installation into a host aircraft for generating simulated avionics data indicative of a high performance aircraft, comprising:
- at least one display for communicating simulated avionics data to a pilot;
- means for acquiring position data of the host aircraft;
- a pilot interface for interacting with the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data;
- and wherein the simulated avionics data includes radar data, radar warning systems data, weapons systems operation data, electronic defensive systems data and navigation data.
A method for simulating avionics of a high performance aircraft in a low cost host aircraft, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a communications link between an avionics simulation system for generating simulated avionics data of the high performance aircraft and the host aircraft;
- generating simulated avionics data;
- displaying the simulated avionics data to a pilot flying the host aircraft;
- accepting input data from the pilot to the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data displayed to the pilot;
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- wherein the simulated avionics data comprises radar data, radar warning systems data, weapons systems operation data, electronic defensive systems data and navigation data.
An airborne avionics simulator system for use in a host aircraft, comprising:
- an avionics simulation system operable for installation into a host aircraft, which lacks one or more avionics systems, and for generating simulated avionics data indicative of a high performance aircraft having the one or more avionics systems that a host aircraft lacks, comprising:
- an information interface for receiving position data from the host aircraft;
- at least one display for communicating simulated avionics data of the one or more avionics systems that the host aircraft lacks to a pilot in the form found in the high performance aircraft;
- position module operable for acquiring position data of the host aircraft;
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- a pilot interface for interacting with the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data;
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- a main processor connected to the information interface, connected to the at least one display, connected to the position module, and connected to the pilot interface, and programmed to produce the avionics data indicative of the high performance aircraft, the avionics data including weapons systems data and navigation data.
A method for simulating avionics of a high performance aircraft having one or more avionics systems in a host aircraft lacking the one or more avionics systems, comprising the steps of:
- establishing a communications link between an avionics simulation system and a host aircraft;
- generating simulated avionics data of a high performance aircraft;
- displaying the simulated avionics data in the format of the high performance aircraft to a pilot flying the host aircraft;
- accepting input data from the pilot to the avionics simulation system in response to the simulated avionics data displayed to the pilot;
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- wherein the simulated avionics data comprises weapons systems and navigation data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.