Flight Management System Operator for Pilot-Free Simulation
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Solution Overview
Problem
The complexity of flight simulators requires significant pilot time for simulation, creating a bottleneck in studying aircraft capabilities due to scheduling and cost constraints.
Innovation Solution
A flight simulation system utilizing a graph theory engine to navigate a flight simulator from a current state to a desired state using commands that mimic human interaction, allowing simulation without actual pilot involvement.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If actual pilots are used to execute flight simulations, then the accuracy and realism of simulation data are improved, but the time consumption and operational costs increase significantly
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual pilot controller that copies and replicates human pilot behaviors, decision-making processes, and control actions. This virtual agent can execute flight simulations autonomously, generating realistic flight data without requiring actual pilots, thereby resolving the contradiction between simulation accuracy and time consumption
Solution Approach 2:
The system enables self-service simulation execution through the virtual pilot controller that autonomously performs flight tasks without human intervention. The controller can independently navigate flight scenarios, make decisions, and complete simulations, eliminating the need for pilot scheduling and reducing time losses
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple flight scenarios are simulated to accurately assess aircraft capabilities, then the comprehensiveness of assessment is improved, but the scheduling complexity and costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual pilot controller serves as a copy of human pilot capability, able to execute diverse flight scenarios autonomously. This single virtual agent can replace multiple human pilots, simplifying scheduling while maintaining comprehensive scenario coverage for accurate aircraft capability assessment
Solution Approach 2:
The virtual pilot controller is designed with universal functionality to handle multiple types of flight scenarios and assessment tasks. This multi-functional agent can adapt to various simulation requirements, eliminating the need for specialized scheduling of different pilots for different scenarios
3Reliability
If flight simulations are executed manually by pilots, then the realism of pilot actions is improved, but the productivity and simulation throughput decrease
Solution Approach 1:
The virtual pilot controller replicates human pilot actions, decision-making patterns, and operational behaviors with high fidelity. This copying approach maintains the realism and reliability of pilot actions while enabling automated execution at much higher speeds and volumes than manual operations
Solution Approach 2:
The patent replaces the mechanical human pilot system with an automated virtual controller system. This substitution eliminates human limitations in terms of speed, endurance, and availability, dramatically increasing simulation throughput while maintaining action realism through sophisticated behavioral modeling
Data Source
AI summary
A method of performing a flight simulation is provided. The method includes retrieving a flight action, mapping the flight action to an instruction, the instruction being configured to bring about a desired state of a flight simulator, identifying a command based on the desired state of the flight simulator and a first state of the flight simulator, and determining if a second state of the flight simulator after executing the command matches the desired state of the flight simulator.