Implement Objective Motion Cueing Test on the A320 Full Flight Simulator

doi:10.16182/j.issn1004731x.joss.201803022

Abstract

Abstract: Pilot’s subjective evaluation has been used for motion cueing tuning and calibration for years, and widely recognized as the major criteria in civil full flight simulator qualification. Due to the diversity of human perception, it is impossible to reproduce the same motion cueing on different simulators. In order to objectively evaluate the A320 full flight simulator motion cueing system performance, an engineering practice has been carried out recently by implementation of the OMCT(Objective Motion Cueing Test)which was published by ICAO in 2015. It aims to measure the signal transport delay between the flight model and motion platform, through analyzing the system frequency response within motion envelop, furthermore such test is also used to optimize the parameters of the motion drive washout algorithm. After comparison with time domain test, the system dynamic characteristics can be found significantly improved after tuning.

Key words: motion cueing system, frequency response, motion drive algorithm, specific force, washout

CLC Number:

V216.7

Yang Yang. Implement Objective Motion Cueing Test on the A320 Full Flight Simulator[J]. Journal of System Simulation, 2018, 30(3): 943-953.

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