A fixed -base variable-stability carrier approach landing simulator (CALS).

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Kahrs, John Henry III
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1972-03Advisor
Redlin, Michael H.
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The following is a report on the design and construction of a
fixed-base variable-stability simulator facility combined with the task
of landing to a carrier or runway.
The solution was mechanized on a hybrid computer with the analog
computer solving the equations of motion and the digital computer used
for storage, control and graphics generation. The display was in the
form of a computer-drawn picture on a graphics terminal. Control was by
a simulated cockpit placed in front of the display and connected to the
analog computer.
Dynamic validation was considered excellent with the modal periods
of the simulated aircraft agreeing very closely with those of the actual
aircraft.
The visual display was deemed very good as sufficient visual cues
were provided to enable consistent landings by experienced pilots.
This project was undertaken not as a design of training aid but
rather as a research tool for further studies in control systems, human
engineering and aircraft dynamics.
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