Flying Training Support System Simulating Wake Turbulence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Current flying training systems for formation flying lack the simulation of the influence of a virtual instructor aircraft's wake on the real aircraft, leading to insufficient training and increased costs due to the need for multiple actual aircraft, as well as safety risks of collision.
Innovation Solution
A flying training support system that includes a flight condition generator to simulate the flight of a virtual other aircraft, a relative position derivation unit to calculate its position relative to the own aircraft, a display controller to show this position on a head-up display, and a flight controller to adjust the own aircraft's flight accordingly to simulate the influence of the virtual aircraft's wake.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Reliability
If multiple actual aircraft are used for formation flying training, then training realism is improved, but costs increase and safety risks arise due to collision dangers
Solution Approach 1:
The patent creates a virtual copy of the instructor aircraft that generates wake turbulence identical to a real aircraft. This virtual instructor aircraft (VIA) is displayed on the head-up display and its wake is simulated through computational models, allowing students to train with multiple aircraft scenarios without the physical presence of multiple real aircraft, thereby eliminating collision risks while maintaining training realism.
2Reliability
If multiple actual aircraft are used for formation flying training, then training realism is improved, but operational costs increase
Solution Approach 1:
The system replaces expensive physical aircraft with a virtual instructor aircraft displayed on the head-up display. The VIA generates simulated wake turbulence through computational models based on atmospheric conditions and aircraft parameters, providing realistic training scenarios without the fuel consumption, maintenance, and operational costs associated with deploying multiple actual aircraft.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent substitutes the mechanical system of multiple physical aircraft with an electronic/computational system. The flight management system computes wake turbulence parameters, displays the virtual instructor aircraft position and attitude on the head-up display, and simulates wake effects through software algorithms, replacing the need for additional physical aircraft and reducing operational costs.
3Device complexity
If a virtual instructor aircraft is displayed without simulating wake influence, then device complexity is reduced, but training effectiveness deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The patent replaces complex physical wake generation with computational wake simulation. The flight management system calculates wake turbulence parameters based on atmospheric conditions, aircraft weight, and flight parameters, then applies these computations to modify the student aircraft's flight path. This computational approach achieves realistic wake effects without the complexity of physical wake generation mechanisms.
Solution Approach 2:
The patent introduces a flight management system as an intermediary that computes wake turbulence parameters and mediates between the virtual instructor aircraft display and the student aircraft control. This intermediary processes atmospheric data, calculates wake effects, and adjusts flight parameters automatically, providing realistic training without requiring direct complex interactions between multiple physical aircraft systems.
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AI summary
A flying training support system includes: a flight condition generator that generates a simulated flight condition of a virtual another aircraft; a relative position derivation unit that derives a relative position of the virtual other aircraft based on the simulated flight condition and a real flight condition of the own aircraft; a display controller that displays an indicator indicating the virtual other aircraft at the relative position of the virtual other aircraft on a transmission display; a variation amount derivation unit that derives a simulated variation amount by which the own aircraft would vary due to flight of the virtual other aircraft, based on the simulated flight condition and the relative position of the virtual other aircraft; and a flight controller that actually varies the own aircraft so as to make the own aircraft in a state where the own aircraft varies by the simulated variation amount.