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The use of the power spectral density function to measure the effects of motion on an aircraft simulation

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 July 2016

W. H. Ekin
Affiliation:
Robert Gordon's Institute of Technology, Aberdeen
D. McCloy
Affiliation:
The Ulster Polytechnic

Extract

Although hundreds of moving base simulators exist in the world today, there is a paucity of objective and quantitative methods of assessing the necessity for, and the effectiveness of the motion provided. This paper describes a quantitative method of assessing the effects of motion on an aircraft simulation when there is short-term interactive control of the aircraft by the pilot.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
Copyright © Royal Aeronautical Society 1980 

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Footnotes

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Lecturer, School of Mechanical and Offshore Engineering. Formerly Research Associate, Department of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast.

Professor and Head of School of Industrial and Mechanical Engineering, the Ulster Polytechnic. Formerly Professor of Aeronautical Engineering, Queen's University of Belfast.

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