Simulation in Aerospace
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The document discusses the evolution and significance of simulation in aerospace, covering its historical context, technological advancements, and implications for future pilots. It highlights the role of simulation in training, gaming, and the integration of AI technologies. Additionally, it emphasizes the importance of human factors in flight and career considerations for individuals pursuing opportunities in the aerospace field.
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Simulation in Aerospace
- 1. Simulation in Aerospace Queen Mary University of London 20 October 2020 Andy Fawkes External Lecturer Carleton University
- 3. Outline 1. What is, and Why, Simulation? 2. A Short History of Fight Simulation 3. Training, Simulation and Gaming 4. The Human Dimension of Flight 5. Digital Twins 6. Thoughts on Careers
- 4. Humans & Flight - 1903
- 5. Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
- 6. 1/6 What is, and Why, Simulation?
- 7. • Humans Inside or Outside • Runs in Real or Non-Real Time • Some Systems have Order • Some Systems are Chaotic • Some are Random What is Simulation?
- 8. Human(s) Outside the Simulation Simulation
- 9. Michel Jarraud, World Meteorological Organization "Thanks to major investments in research and observations, today’s five-day forecast is as reliable as the two-day forecast of 20 years ago”
- 11. Human(s) Inside the Simulation Simulation
- 13. •Computing •Games •Networking •Graphics •Audio •Human Interfaces •Sensors •AI Simulation Technology Drivers
- 15. 2/6 A Short History of Flight Simulation
- 16. 1903 • Wright Brothers – Test – Train
- 17. 1910s Leon Levavasseur’s Antoinette Barrel – France 1910
- 18. Cadets and Instructor No.1 School of Aeronautics, Reading 1918 - “Penguin”
- 19. Ruggles Orientator Popular Science - July 1919 “90% of the flying casualties during the war were caused not by bullets, or badly built machines, but by "the failure of the man” Maj.-Gen. George W. Squier
- 20. • Trainer based on Automatic Piano technology • 1931 Patent “Combination Training Device for Student Aviators and entertainment Apparatus” • The Link Trainer came into widespread use during WWII • 10,000 trainers used to improve safety and shorten training time for over 500,000 pilots 1920s/30s – Edwin A Link
- 21. WW2 Link Trainer
- 22. Source - UK Urban Exploitation Forums - Crail Airfield [HMS Jackdaw/HMS Bruce/JSSL] Maritime Link Trainer
- 23. 1950s • Analogue to Digital Computing • More complete aircraft data • Motion Simulators
- 24. 1960s NASA Moon Landing Simulator
- 25. SR-71 Blackbird Fred Forehand, Singer-Link’s SR-71 PM: • “They created the mission upstairs, and the tape they produced for the simulator was the same tape used onboard in the aircraft computer.”
- 26. PONG - 1972 Magnavox Odyssey - world's first commercial home video game console ($500 at 2020 prices)
- 27. 1960/70s
- 28. Networks of simulators that would be used for combat planning, rehearsal & execution SIMNET Vision - 1978 Enemy aggression detected Planning a response Rehearsal and analysis Real time mission observation Source Trends in Modeling, Simulation & Gaming: Personal Observations about the Past 30 Years & Speculation about the Next 10. Jack Thorpe, Ph.D. 1 2 3 4
- 29. (Microsoft) Flight Simulator subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for TRS-80, 1980 subLOGIC Flight Simulator 1 for Apple II, 1979 (sold Jan 80) Microsoft Flight Simulator 1.00, 1982
- 30. Multiplayer Games! - 2000 Source – Half life Counter-Strike - http://youtu.be/mex00PAACyk?t=4m13s
- 31. Consumer Flight Simulation Now
- 33. Simulation Now - Land, Sea, Air, Anywhere
- 35. Military Access to Simulation 1990 2000 Numbers 10’s 100’s 1,000’s 2010 2020
- 36. Fast Jet Training at RAF Valley (UK) BFPO
- 37. Predator UAV Training Simulator (L-3)
- 38. Full Flight Simulator (FFD) • Supports conversion to a new aircraft type • Airline flight crews train 2 days every 6 months • 40-50 Level D FFS simulator purchased per year
- 39. Stewart Platform - 6 Degrees-of-Freedom
- 40. XR
- 41. Huey Flight Simulator with Oculus Rift
- 42. Microsoft Flight Simulator 2020
- 44. Rift Drone AR.Drone 2.0 + Oculus Rift + Unity + Xbox 360 Controller Rift Drone is open source: https://youtu.be/nD2a0OHRmoM
- 45. Command and Control Flight Path Programmed in, and Controlled by, Unity Game Engine
- 46. Unity Games Engine Machine Learning Agents AI Training
- 47. 4/6 The Human Dimension of Flight
- 48. Pilots of the Future? • What will they do? • Who will they be? • Where will they be? • How will they train? • Will we need them?
- 49. Airbus Windowless Cockpit Patent
- 50. Air Chief Marshal Sir Stephen Hillier Jan 18 “teenagers playing on their Xbox at home should take their gaming to the next level and join the RAF to operate real drones”
- 51. Queen Bee Drone – 1930s/40s
- 55. Cautionary Tales
- 56. Algorithms…
- 57. AI Limitations
- 60. Boeing 737 MAX Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302
- 61. Paul M Fitts (1951) Human Engineering for an Effective Air Navigation and Traffic Control System • “great caution be exercised in assuming that men can successfully monitor complex automatic machines and take over if the machines break down” • “engineers should seriously consider systems in which machines would monitor men and prevent them from making dangerous mistakes”
- 62. Responding… "If I'm in the loop mentally I can respond more quickly than if I have to watch an automatic system and take over and then get my mind into the loop. So I was more comfortable in flying a manual descent than an automatic descent... my mental computer is already running at full speed.“ David Scott Apollo 15 Commander (1971)
- 65. “Digital Thread” & “Digital Twin”
- 67. The Price of Data
- 69. Thoughts on Careers • Have Passion & Purpose • Be Good to People • Professionalism trumps Talent • Don’t worry • It’s mostly beyond your/our control • Go to the next interesting job
- 71. RAeS Student Affiliate Membership • Free Student Affiliate membership, if in full-time study and intending to follow a career in aerospace • Benefits: • Online access to the monthly magazine, AEROSPACE • Free attendance to over 400 lectures and events worldwide and often at a branch or Division near you • Free places at RAeS Conferences (subject to demand) • Free 1-2-1 careers guidance for UK-based students • Support towards professional registration (EngTech, IEng and CEng) with Engineering Council • A Young Persons Network with over 8,000 like-minded young professionals worldwide • Access to Scholarship Schemes • Use of the National Aerospace Library • Access to the Members' area of the Society's website
- 72. Hélène Dutrieu c. 1911 Questions? Twitter @andyfawkes1 LinkedIn andyfawkes email andy.fawkes@thinke.co.uk