Flight simulator

A flight simulator system for training pilots under the conditions when the pilots receive information on a forecasted possibility of an aircraft encounter with a vortex generator wake vortex danger area and additionally, the flight simulator system includes a non-transitory computer readable medium storing computer instructions executable by a processor, the computer instructions comprising:

• a module (1) for control of simulator modes is capable of choosing a training scenario and controlling operation of a plurality of simulator modules;
• the flight simulator system further includes a training scenarios database module (2);
• a module (3) for commutation of the simulator modules;
• a module (4) for imitation of an outside visual situation, visual part of an air space and ground surface in real time;
• a module (6) for simulation of a pilot workplace;
• a module (5) for simulation of an aviation instrument panel with an indication of a plurality of aircraft engine modes;
• a module (8) for simulation of a plurality of controls for a plurality of aircraft units and systems;
• a module (7) for simulation of a plurality of ambient parameters;
• a module (9) for simulation of a wake vortex situation caused by an aircraft is capable of determining a vortex generator wake vortex path as a set of vorticity region centers and intensity on the basis of:
• information from the training scenarios database module (2) and information from the module (7) for simulation of the ambient parameters;
• a module (10) for simulation of wake vortex perturbation effects on the aircraft is capable of evaluation of aircraft additional forces and moments induced by vortex generator wake vortices on the basis of:
• information on the vortex generator wake vortex path and intensity received from the module (9) for simulation of the wake vortex situation, information on the aircraft parameters received from the training scenarios database module (2), and information on aircraft position, flight velocity, angular rates, and information on the geometrical characteristics received from a module (11) for simulation of aircraft dynamics;
• wherein the module (11) for simulation of the aircraft dynamics is capable of forming signals imitating aircraft forces and moments according to the training scenario, as well as additional forces and moments induced by the vortex generator wake vortices, and transmitting the signals to the module (6) for simulation of the pilot workplace, the module (5) for simulation of the aviation instrument panel, and the module (4) for imitation of outside visual situation on the basis of:
• information from the module (10) for simulation of wake vortex perturbation effects on the aircraft, information from the training scenarios database module (2), and information from the module (8) for simulation of the controls for the aircraft units and systems;
• a module (17) of parameters of the vortex perturbation danger area, comprising:
• a unit (20) for evaluation of perturbation hazard is capable of estimating a perturbation hazard level at a given point according to a chosen hazard criteria for the aircraft additional aerodynamic forces and moments induced by the vortex perturbations on the basis of:
• information received from a unit (16) for determination of the forces and moments, which belongs to the module (10) for simulation of wake vortex perturbation effects on the aircraft;
• a unit (21) for determination of danger points includes additional forces and moments induced by the vortex perturbations, the unit (21) is capable of determining the coordinates of points belonging to the danger area according the hazard criteria based on information received from the unit (20) for evaluation of perturbation hazard;
• a unit (22) for determination of a vortex perturbation danger area is capable of calculating the danger area geometrical characteristics on the basis of:
• information received from the unit (21) for determination of danger points and transmitting the corresponding information;
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• a warning module (18), comprising:
• a unit (23) for selection of a delay time is capable of calculating a time period within which the aircraft has at least a possibility of a flight evasive maneuver providing evasion of the aircraft from the generator wake danger area after a signal warning against the possibility of wake encounter has been received;
• a unit (24) for simulation of a control plane is capable of calculating a delay distance, which equals to a distance covered by the aircraft during the delay time, modeling the control plane situated in front of the aircraft perpendicular to its flight direction at the delay distance, and determining a forecasted time necessary for the aircraft to gain the control plane in an inertial frame;
• a forecasting unit (25) is capable of determining a generator wake path in the set of the generator vorticity region centers with respect to the inertial frame and of the intensity of the generator wake vortices at the forecasted time on the basis of:
• information from the module (9) for simulation of a wake vortex situation;
• a unit (26) for calculation of intersection points is capable of determining a coordinates of intersection points of a generator wake vortex trajectory and the control plane at the forecasted time of the aircraft flight through it;
• an areas and regions forming unit (27) is capable of forming around an intersection point of the wake vortex path and the control plane of the wake vortex danger area in a set of the generator vorticity danger areas, where an entering aircraft have the flight parameters exceeding admissible limits, forming in the control plane of an area of aircraft forecasted positions at the forecasted time of the aircraft intersection with the control plane with due regard to flight regulations, forming around the region of the aircraft forecasted positions of an alert area, information on entrance of the wake danger areas into the alert area will be provided to the user;
• a transformation unit (28) is capable of calculating coordinates of the area of the aircraft forecasted positions, the alert area, and the wake vortex danger area in an aircraft frame;
• a first intersection conditional test unit (29) is capable of calculating a distance from the alert area to the wake vortex danger area and marking its nulling;
• a second intersection conditional test unit (30) is capable of calculating a distance from the area of the aircraft forecasted positions to the wake vortex danger area and marking its nulling;
• the flight simulator system additionally includes:
• a system (12) for evaluation of pilot actions is capable of estimating correctness of the pilot actions against the flight situation hazardous for the aircraft on the basis of:
• information received from the module (4) for imitation of outside visual situation and information from the module (5) for simulation of the instrument panel;
• an indication unit (31) containing at least one indication device is capable of indicating the nulling of the distance from the alert area to the generator wake vortex danger area;
• an emergency indication unit (32) containing at least one emergency indication device is capable of indicating the nulling of the distance from the area of the aircraft forecasted positions to the danger area of the generator wake vortices and the emergency indication device is capable of indicating the nulling of the distance from the alert area to the generator wake vortex danger area, wherein the emergency indication is selected from a group consisting of:
• visual, audio and tactile indication;
• an effect module for simulation of noise, optical and dynamic effects;
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• a visualization module including a visualization device capable of forming images of the area of the aircraft forecasted positions and wake vortex danger areas on the basis of:
• information received from the warning module;
• wherein the image of the area of the aircraft forecasted positions is represented by a first geometric shape;
• wherein the image of the wake vortex danger areas is represented by a second geometric shape;
• a warning is issued by the warning module when the first and second geometric shapes intersect.