Frontiers of Technology | The Past and Present Lives of Flight Simulation Technology
2023-09-22
A photo of a humanoid robot operating a flight simulator developed by the South Korean Institute of Advanced Science and Technology has recently attracted public attention. In the photo, the humanoid robot is sitting in the driver's seat of the flight simulator, facing several displays set according to the position of the real aircraft cockpit display system, operating buttons on the control console. Regardless of whether the fact is true as foreign media claims - the robot can independently pilot an airplane like a human pilot, one thing can be confirmed is that the flight simulator has since "unlocked" a new function: a humanoid robot can perform "boarding operations" on it. Compared to the flight simulators used in countries such as the United States and Russia previously disclosed in the media, the flight simulators in the photo are relatively rudimentary and look a bit "skinny". But judging a flight simulator based on its appearance is obviously a bit arbitrary, after all, in addition to hardware facilities, the size of the flight simulator's "capability" depends more on its software and whether it applies better flight simulation technology. So, what is flight simulation technology? What kind of impact will it have on flight simulators? What is its development history? What is the current application status? In what directions will it develop in the future? Please refer to the interpretation of this issue - the picture shows a humanoid robot operating a flight simulator. In May 2020, foreign media reported that Canada's CAE company reached an agreement with the French Air Force to provide a third full mission ground station flight simulator for PC-21 aircraft to the "training" pilot, who is a master of flight simulators. It was specifically mentioned in the report that the new PC-21 flight simulator uses the cockpit provided by Pilatus Company. This cockpit integrates a series of CAE company's simulation and comprehensive environment construction technologies, such as advanced image generators, Open Geospatial Information Alliance common database architecture, and computer force generation software. The reason for emphasizing these contents is because for flight simulators, these technologies are a strong support for their effectiveness. In other words, it is these simulation or flight simulation technologies that enable the PC-21 flight simulator to create a more realistic flight training environment and play its role in "educating and cultivating" pilots. Teaching and training pilots is the "master's skill" of flight simulators. The initial flight simulator started with assisting in "education and training". But as time goes by, "educating" pilots is no longer its full function. Currently, flight simulators in many countries can also be used for research and development, testing, and evaluation of new aircraft models, as well as for organizing adversarial exercises, conducting "rehearsals" of wars, and so on. From being initially used to practice basic flight operations to now being used to practice collaborative operations, behind this leap is the continuous development of flight simulation technology under strong traction. It should be noted that in a broad sense, flight simulation technology does not refer to a single technology, but rather a "combination" of all technologies related to simulated flight. Among them, computer simulation technology is particularly crucial in promoting the "qualitative leap" of flight simulator functions. From the early 20th century to the 1930s, people's development and utilization of airplanes had just begun
Edit:Luo yu Responsible editor:Wang er dong
Source:81.cn
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