Authors:
José Carvalho
1
;
André C. Mendes
1
;
Thadeu Brito
2
;
1
and
José Lima
3
;
1
Affiliations:
1
Research Centre in Digitalization and Intelligent Robotics (CeDRI), Instituto Politécnico de Bragança, Campus de Santa Apolónia, 5300-253 Bragança, Portugal
;
2
Faculty of Engineering of University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
;
3
INESC TEC - INESC Technology and Science, Porto, Portugal
Keyword(s):
Flight Simulator, XPlane, Software-in-the-Loop, Hardware-in-the-Loop, Cockpit.
Abstract:
This paper describes the several steps to build an elaborate flight simulator cockpit, where the hardware is designed based on Mechatronic principles and the proposed software was developed using agile methodologies to create a Cyber-Physical System (CPS). Furthermore, this research attempts to simulate the real environment from an aircraft as close as possible with a real scale developed cockpit. Based on this, the presented paper contributions include: (1) The implementation of a complex dynamic system such as a CPS, where the Mechatronic system is part of it; (2) The deployment of a scale model of an Airbus A32x aircraft (one of the most used), integrating into a mathematical model adapted to the operation of an aircraft flight simulation system, regarding the physical forces involved. This project is also used to captivate the students’ motivation to the areas of technology such as electronics and programming and permits its development as a student project and thesis. Results al
low validating the proposed cockpit.
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