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An objective method of assessing the realism of a simulation of a simple control system

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

W. H. Ekin  and
D. McCloy
W. H. Ekin
Affiliation:
Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, Aberdeen
D. McCloy
Affiliation:
The Ulster Polytechnic
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Although the latest aircraft flight simulators incorporate much recent technical development and are becoming increasingly accepted by the world's airlines, government regulatory agencies and air forces for pilot training and checking, there does not exist any completely satisfactory objective method for assessing their realism. If an objective method of measuring the realism of an aircraft simulator could be developed, it might be possible to reduce the often lengthy period needed by the simulator manufacturer in making final adjustments (tweaking) before customer acceptance, or to monitor the realism in service (15 year service life being typical), or to achieve the same degree of realism with equipment of a significantly lower specification and therefore much lower cost.

Type
Research Article
Information
The Aeronautical Journal , Volume 84 , Issue 836 , September 1980 , pp. 278 - 281
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1980 

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Footnotes

*

Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Offshore Engineering

†

Professor and Dean of the Faculty of Technology, The Ulster Polytechnic.

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