NASA Transport Research Facilities Charles E. Knox Simulation-to-Flight Office LaRC September 1999
Transport Research Facilities (TRF) Integrated Research System NASA ARIES B-757 airplane Transport Research System (TRS) Flight Deck Research Station (FDRS) Research System Integration Lab (RSIL) --components of TRS & airplane Integration Flight Deck (IFD) --simulator Research Flight Deck (RFD) --simulator Cockpit Motion Facility (CMF) --Building --Motion Platform --Lifting Crane --Interface between sim cabs & computers 4/28/98
Simulation-to-Flight Concept Simulation-to-flight is a research development concept to reduce costs and increase efficiency of future major aeronautical research efforts at LaRC. Simulation Common Software/Hardware Airplane Reduced Time for Implementation Research Tests Better, Faster, Cheaper
Research Concept Simulation-to-Flight Procedures Simulation-to-flight concept combines simulation & airplane software/hardware implementation --Better, Faster, Cheaper. Software/hardware development Simulation, then flight test Programming Workstation Research System Integration Lab Direct to flight Flight test Simulation test
NASA 757 Research Airplane
Envisioned Experimental Modes A: Experiments involving industry-supplied equipment integrated with conventional B-757 systems--retrofit experiments B: Experiments involving industry-supplied equipment integrated with the Transport Research System-- advanced technology (integration quicker, cheaper, & more flexible) C: Concept validation using only software integrated in the Transport Research System-- D: Experiments that use the airframe as a platform atmospheric and other remote sensors aerodynamic, acoustics, structures evaluations of production airframe
Flight Deck Research Station (FDRS) HUD MCP ADI EICAS ADI EICAS TEST SUBJECT FDRS ADI HUD SAFETY PILOT 1 Conventional B-757 4 April1996 Knox 42038
Flight Deck Seating Arrangement Operational Conditions Standard Airplane Configuration--(2 or 3 pilot operation) FDRS Operational-- NASA pilot test subject--(2 or 3 pilot operation) FDRS Operational--non- NASA pilot test subject--(3 pilot operation) Seat Occupancy 1. *NASA pilot 2. *NASA pilot or test subject 3. **NASA pilot 4. ***Observer/Crew chief 1. NASA pilot test subject 2. NASA pilot 3. **NASA pilot 4. ***Crew chief/observer 1. Non-NASA pilot test subject 2. NASA pilot 3. NASA pilot 4. ***Crew chief/observer 1 2 3 4 *occupancy of seat 1 and 2 may be interchanged ** seat not required to be filled if two pilot operation *** seat not required to be filled for flight operation
HUD Transport Research System (TRS) Functional Layout MCP THRUST MANAGEMENT SYSTEM ADI EICAS ADI EICAS SGI ONYX FM C PIP TRS DATA LINK SCRAMNet GPS VME ADI HUD AIRPLANE SYSTEMS FLIGHT CONTROL COMPUTERS TRS and FDRS COM PONENTS STAARD SHIPS COMPONENTS 23 APRIL 97
NASA B-757 Cabin Layout FLIGHT MANAGEMENT SYSTEM FS 558 SGI ONYX FS 668 ONXY OPERATOR VIDEO 1 DATA PROCESSING & DISPLAY STATION VIDEO 2 L LAVATORY CREW CHIEF/ FLIGHT SYSTEM INTERFACE POWER WIRE INTERFACE UNIT TOP VIEW I/O CONENTRATOR/ SCRAMNet+ VIDEO 3 DATA ACQUISTION SYSTEM TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER AREA LAVATORY FORWARD CARGO AC POWER INTERFACE FS 845 FS 1200 WING BOX, FUEL TANK, & MAIN GEAR WELL COMPARTMENT AFT CARGO SIDE VIEW (LEFT) FS -- FUSELAGE STATION 9/8/99
IFD RFD Research System Integration Laboratory ceknox 2/21/97 Cockpit Motion Facility
Research Flight Deck Interior INSTRUM ENT PA N EL 8 D-SIZE CRT DISPLA Y S OVERHEAD PA N EL MCP PFD EICAS PFD MFD MFD STEERING TILLER EICAS SIDE STICK CONTROLLER CENTER CONSOLE CEKNOX 42038 22 SEPT 94
Integration Flight Deck Interior Overhead Panel MCP Steering Tiller Column & Wheel Research System & /PFD control panels Standard Ship's s CEKNOX 42038 15 July 96
TRF Ground-based Facilities Simulator Cabs Displays IFD/RFD TRS Sel/Desel, CCD,, PFD & Select Sim SCRAMNet+ Std Ship FMC VME Std Ship FMC Simulation Onyx RSIL RSIL Ops Station Application Onyx FMC PIP PFD MCP RSIL VME TRS SCRAMNet+ FMC VME Scramnet+ Switching I/O Conc. VME Sim VME Rsch lat/lon FCC VME DAS Ships Data Datalink GPS lat/lon LS VME Lights 9 FCC Ships Data TRS Select/Deselect Rsch FMC Std FMC, ILS Std IRU, RA, GPS lat/lon FMC, ILS Rsch ILS Eng/Dis Subsystem CAMAC Motion Base ESIG Console Located in Sim Facilities Located in RSIL Ground-Based Transport Research System
Acronyms ADI attitude director indicator (flight instrument) control display unit (pilot input/output device to the flight management system CRT cathode ray tube EICAS engine indication and crew alerting system FDRS flight deck research station FMC PIP flight management computer (product improvement package) HUD head-up display MCP mode control panel navigation display PF pilot flying PIC pilot-in-command PNF pilot not flying