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* FlightGear was used to give a 3D visualiziation of a simulation by '''Robert Heffley Engineering'''. The simulation was used to examine the use of a Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) model as a tool for flight simulator math model development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdf.aiaa.org/getfile.cfm?urlX=6%3A7I%276D%26X%5BRW%2CS%20CIP4S%5EQ%3AO%224ZT%27%5FP%20%20%0A&urla=%26%2AR%28%27%230%2AC%0A&urlb=%21%2A%20%20%20%0A&urlc=%21%2A0%20%20%0A&urld=%28%2A%22P%26%22%406CTA%20%20%0A&urle=%28%2A%22H%23%230%22DU1X%20%0A |title=Use of a Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) Model as a Tool for Flight Simulator Math Model Development |date=2-5 August 2010 |author=Heffley R.K. |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |acessdate=16 August 2012 }}</ref> | * FlightGear was used to give a 3D visualiziation of a simulation by '''Robert Heffley Engineering'''. The simulation was used to examine the use of a Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) model as a tool for flight simulator math model development.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pdf.aiaa.org/getfile.cfm?urlX=6%3A7I%276D%26X%5BRW%2CS%20CIP4S%5EQ%3AO%224ZT%27%5FP%20%20%0A&urla=%26%2AR%28%27%230%2AC%0A&urlb=%21%2A%20%20%20%0A&urlc=%21%2A0%20%20%0A&urld=%28%2A%22P%26%22%406CTA%20%20%0A&urle=%28%2A%22H%23%230%22DU1X%20%0A |title=Use of a Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) Model as a Tool for Flight Simulator Math Model Development |date=2-5 August 2010 |author=Heffley R.K. |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |acessdate=16 August 2012 }}</ref> | ||
* Dutch roadable autogyro manufacturer '''PAL-V Europe NV''' uses FlightGear to provide the visuals and terrain data for their simulator. The simulator is currently used to prepare the test pilot and evaluate design options, but may be used to train customers in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pal-v.com/licenses/the-pal-v-simulator/ |title=The PAL-V simulator}}</ref> | * Dutch roadable autogyro manufacturer '''PAL-V Europe NV''' uses FlightGear to provide the visuals and terrain data for their simulator. The simulator is currently used to prepare the test pilot and evaluate design options, but may be used to train customers in the future.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://pal-v.com/licenses/the-pal-v-simulator/ |title=The PAL-V simulator}}</ref> | ||
* The '''Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics''' of Germany uses FlightGear in several simulation environments: | |||
** HeliLab<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyberneum.de/de/forschungseinrichtungen/helilab.html |title=HeliLab (Tiled Display)}}</ref> | |||
** MPI CyberMotion Simulator <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyberneum.de/de/labore-forschung/cmslab.html |title=Der MPI-CyberMotion-Simulator}}</ref> | |||
* The West Virginia based '''Institute for Scientific Research''' used FlightGear to perform simulated flight testing of the avionics and control system of a small autonomous UAV.<ref>{{cite web |url=ftp://ftp.uni-duisburg.de/pub/FlightGear/Docs/AIAA-2005-7083.pdf |title=Simulated Flight Testing of an Autonomous Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Using FlightGear |date=September 2005 |author=Eric F. Sorton, Sonny Hammaker }}</ref> | |||
* '''Simuladores Guaraní''' in Argentina offers flight training devices running on FlightGear.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://simuladoresguarani.com.ar/|title=Simuladores Guaraní}}</ref> | |||
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=== Endless Runway Project === | === Endless Runway Project === | ||
The '''Endless Runway Project''' is a consortium of aerospace instutes from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. "The fundamental principle of The Endless Runway is that the aircraft take-off and land on a large circular structure. This will allow for the unique characteristic that the runway can be used in any wind direction, thus making the runway independent of the direction of the wind and therefore also the airport capacity independent of the wind direction."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://endlessrunway-project.eu/ | The '''Endless Runway Project''' is a consortium of aerospace instutes from France, Germany, the Netherlands, Poland and Spain. "The fundamental principle of The Endless Runway is that the aircraft take-off and land on a large circular structure. This will allow for the unique characteristic that the runway can be used in any wind direction, thus making the runway independent of the direction of the wind and therefore also the airport capacity independent of the wind direction."<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://endlessrunway-project.eu/downloads/d3.2-aircraft-aspects.pdf |title=Aircraft aspects of the Endless Runway |date=30 September 2013 |accessdate=16 January 2014}}</ref> | ||
FlightGear and JSBSim were extensively used to simulate the landing and take-off performance of large aircraft on a circular runway. By using FlightGear, the consortium was able to select the radius, width and curvature of the runway. | FlightGear and JSBSim were extensively used to simulate the landing and take-off performance of large aircraft on a circular runway. By using FlightGear, the consortium was able to select the radius, width and curvature of the runway. | ||
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== Universities == | == Universities == | ||
=== Africa === | |||
* The '''Minia University''' in Egypt developed a virtual lab with MATLAB and FlightGear. "It can be used easily by students to study and visualize classical control principles using FlightGear and MATLAB GUI with an attractive case study of a flight control system."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.researchgate.net/publication/236174210_automatic_control_education_using_flight_gear_and_matlab_based_virtual_lab/file/3deec5245860723ce4.pdf |title=Automatic control education using FlightGear and MATLAB based virtual lab |date=May 2012 }}</ref> | |||
=== Asia === | === Asia === | ||
* The Department of Aircraft and Aeroengine from the Chinese '''Air Force Engineering University''' conducted a study on a new airworthiness compliance verification method based on pilot-aircraft-environment complex system simulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1000936111604342/1-s2.0-S1000936111604342-main.pdf?_tid=d3518780-834d-11e2-ba1b-00000aab0f26&acdnat=1362238285_cf85b59c1b58215e2a1559b6f42867aa |title=Airworthiness Compliance Verification Method Based on Simulation of Complex System |date=12 January 2012 |author=XU Haojun, LIU Dongliang, XUE Yuan, ZHOU Li, MIN Guilong |publisher=Chinese Journal of Aeronautics}}</ref> | * The Department of Aircraft and Aeroengine from the Chinese '''Air Force Engineering University''' conducted a study on a new airworthiness compliance verification method based on pilot-aircraft-environment complex system simulation.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ac.els-cdn.com/S1000936111604342/1-s2.0-S1000936111604342-main.pdf?_tid=d3518780-834d-11e2-ba1b-00000aab0f26&acdnat=1362238285_cf85b59c1b58215e2a1559b6f42867aa |title=Airworthiness Compliance Verification Method Based on Simulation of Complex System |date=12 January 2012 |author=XU Haojun, LIU Dongliang, XUE Yuan, ZHOU Li, MIN Guilong |publisher=Chinese Journal of Aeronautics}}</ref> | ||
* The Malaysian '''Universiti Teknologi Malaysia''' uses FlightGear for several projects.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/isfarazi</ref> | * The Malaysian '''Universiti Teknologi Malaysia''' uses FlightGear for several projects.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/user/isfarazi</ref> | ||
* The '''Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics''' in China made a 3D surface movement simulation system for [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_Surface_Movement_Guidance_and_Control_System A-SMGCS] with FlightGear. The system displays ADS-B data in FlightGear through the multiplayer system and accurately predicts the aircraft's and/or vehicle's attitude (this is absent in ADS-B).<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.joca.cn/EN/abstract/abstract16042.shtml|title=3D simulation of A-SMGCS surface movement based on FlightGear |date=16 May 2012 }}</ref> | |||
* FlightGear was interfaced to MATLAB by the '''Indian Institute of Technology''' to develop a Vision-in-the-Loop Simulation facility for UAV landings.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ifac-papersonline.net/Detailed/64832.html |title=Vision Based Alignment to Runway During Approach for Landing of Fixed Wing UAVs |author=Marianandam, Peter Arun; Ghose, Debasish |date=2014}}</ref> | |||
* The Chinese '''Shenyang Institute of Automation'''established a simulation system based on FlightGear and Matlab to validate a path planning method based on linear programming. The simulation results demonstrate the effectiveness and efficiency of this approach and the real flight test is under development.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://ojs.unsysdigital.com/index.php/just/article/view/2 |title=LP Based Path Planning for Autonomous Landing of An Unmanned Helicopter on A Moving Platform |author=Chong Wu, Juntong Qi, Dalei Song, Jianda Han |date=24 May 2013 |publisher=Journal of Unmanned System Technology}}</ref> | |||
=== Australia === | |||
* FlightGear was used by '''RMIT University''' in Melbourne, Australia to simulate the response to control inputs of a tethered kite system.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://researchbank.rmit.edu.au/eserv/rmit:160101/Thorpe.pdf |title=Modelling and Control of Tethered Kite Systems for Wind Energy Extraction |last=Thorpe |first=Dylan |date=April 2007 }}</ref> | |||
=== Europe === | === Europe === | ||
* The '''University of Naples''', Italy used FlightGear in a six degrees of freedom (6dof) motion simulator, serving as a research and training tool.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wpage.unina.it/agodemar/DSV-DQV/AIAA_MST_2007_DeMarco_Coiro_Nicolosi_paper.pdf |title=A 6DOF Flight Simulation Environment for General Aviation Aircraft with Control Loading Reproduction |last=Coiro |first=Domenico P. |coauthors=De Marco, Agostino; Nicolosi, Fabrizio |date=2007 }}</ref> | * The '''University of Naples''', Italy used FlightGear in a six degrees of freedom (6dof) motion simulator, serving as a research and training tool.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://wpage.unina.it/agodemar/DSV-DQV/AIAA_MST_2007_DeMarco_Coiro_Nicolosi_paper.pdf |title=A 6DOF Flight Simulation Environment for General Aviation Aircraft with Control Loading Reproduction |last=Coiro |first=Domenico P. |coauthors=De Marco, Agostino; Nicolosi, Fabrizio |date=2007 }}</ref> | ||
* The Intelligent Robotics Group at the '''University of Wales''', Aberystwyth, UK is using FlightGear as part of their aerobot research<ref>[http://users.aber.ac.uk/dpb/aerobots.html Aerobot Research], Dave Barne</ref> to design aerial vehicles that can operate in the atmosphere of other planets. | * The Intelligent Robotics Group at the '''University of Wales''', Aberystwyth, UK is using FlightGear as part of their aerobot research<ref>[http://users.aber.ac.uk/dpb/aerobots.html Aerobot Research], Dave Barne</ref> to design aerial vehicles that can operate in the atmosphere of other planets. | ||
* | * '''Delft University of Technology''', the Netherlands | ||
** FlightGear was used for the ICE project. The goal was to design, test, and evaluate computational techniques that can be used in the development of intelligent situation-aware crew assistance systems. Using methods from artificial intelligence, ICE focused primarily on the data fusion, data processing and reasoning part of these systems. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kbs.twi.tudelft.nl/Research/Projects/ICE/index.html |title=The Intelligent Cockpit Environment (ICE) Project |last=Ehlert |first=Patrick |date=18 January 2005 |publisher=TU Delft }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://mmi.tudelft.nl/pub/patrick/Ehlert.P.A.M-GAMEON2002.pdf |title=Recognising situations in a flight simulator environment |date=November 2002 |author=Ehlert P.A.M., Mouthaan Q.M., Rothkrantz L.J.M. |accessdate=18 April 2012 |publisher=SCS Publishing House }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kbs.twi.tudelft.nl/People/Students/D.Dragos/back/ice/index.htm |title=The ICE Project |author=Datcu Dragos |date=January 2003 |accessdate=8 May 2012 }}</ref> | |||
** FlightGear is often used to provide the visuals on [http://www.lr.tudelft.nl/en/cooperation/facilities/simona/the-simona-research-simulator/ SIMONA], a 6-DOF research flight simulator. For example: | |||
*** Study on whether simulator-based training of pilot responses to unexpected or novel events can be improved by including unpredictability and variability in training scenarios.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/0018720818779928 |title=Training Pilots for Unexpected Events: A Simulator Study on the Advantage of Unpredictable and Variable Scenarios |first=Annemarie |last=Landman |date=September 2018}}</ref> | |||
* The German based '''Hamburg University of Applied Sciences''' used JSBSim and FlightGear to evaluate the handling qualities of a box wing aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/Airport2030/Airport2030_PUB_DLRK_12-09-10_Caja.pdf |title=Box Wing Flight Dynamics in the Stage of Conceptual Aircraft Design |author=Caja R., Scholz D. |date=23 November 2012}}</ref> | * The German based '''Hamburg University of Applied Sciences''' used JSBSim and FlightGear to evaluate the handling qualities of a box wing aircraft.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fzt.haw-hamburg.de/pers/Scholz/Airport2030/Airport2030_PUB_DLRK_12-09-10_Caja.pdf |title=Box Wing Flight Dynamics in the Stage of Conceptual Aircraft Design |author=Caja R., Scholz D. |date=23 November 2012}}</ref> | ||
* For studentproject Daedalus, the Technical University of München uses FlightGear to optimize the flight characteristics of a zeppelin as well to simulate its performance. Another goal is to simulate prerecorded flights from a real model for further analysis. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daedalus.ei.tum.de/index.php/de/mach-mit-mm |title=Mach mit ! - daedalus}}</ref> | * For studentproject Daedalus, the Technical University of München uses FlightGear to optimize the flight characteristics of a zeppelin as well to simulate its performance. Another goal is to simulate prerecorded flights from a real model for further analysis. <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.daedalus.ei.tum.de/index.php/de/mach-mit-mm |title=Mach mit ! - daedalus}}</ref> | ||
* The '''Czech Technical University in Prague''' is working on a full motion simulator to do research on situation awareness. They're using FlightGear for the visuals. A video of the simulator can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8SQa9_el8k&feature=autoshare at YouTube]. More info at http://measure.feld.cvut.cz/en/cast | * The '''Czech Technical University in Prague''' is working on a full motion simulator to do research on situation awareness. They're using FlightGear for the visuals. A video of the simulator can be seen [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8SQa9_el8k&feature=autoshare at YouTube]. More info at http://measure.feld.cvut.cz/en/cast | ||
* '''French Aerospace Lab (ONERA)''' and '''University of Toulouse''', France (2004). A thesis student Frédéric Dehais has used FlightGear and developed a cognitive counter-measures experimental environment (p.119 and following) to show the pilot/ATC scheme could be formalized and enhanced to avoid cognitive perturbation. Use of Atlas and Onera Messenger. Over 22 real-life pilots have been testing this environment.<ref>{{fr}} {{cite web |url=http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/2137/1/Dehais_2137.pdf |title=Modélisation des conflits dans l’activité de pilotage |first=Frédéric |last=Dehais |publisher=University of Toulouse |date=21 June 2004}}</ref> | * '''French Aerospace Lab (ONERA)''' and '''University of Toulouse''', France (2004). A thesis student Frédéric Dehais has used FlightGear and developed a cognitive counter-measures experimental environment (p.119 and following) to show the pilot/ATC scheme could be formalized and enhanced to avoid cognitive perturbation. Use of Atlas and Onera Messenger. Over 22 real-life pilots have been testing this environment.<ref>{{fr}} {{cite web |url=http://oatao.univ-toulouse.fr/2137/1/Dehais_2137.pdf |title=Modélisation des conflits dans l’activité de pilotage |first=Frédéric |last=Dehais |publisher=University of Toulouse |date=21 June 2004}}</ref> | ||
* '''Pázmány Péter Catholic University''' and the '''Hungarian Academy of Sciences''' developed a collision avoidance system for UAVs using visual detection. The system was simulated with FlightGear serving the visuals.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.analogic.sztaki.hu/publications/UAV_Collision_avoidance.pdf |title=Collision avoidance for UAV using visual detection }}</ref> | |||
* The '''University of Sheffield''', England, modeled and simulated a small UAV in FlightGear and JSBSim. The report describes the whole process of creating an UAV for use in FlightGear.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.dcs.shef.ac.uk/intranet/teaching/public/projects/archive/msc2006/pdf/acq05taa.pdf |title=Modelling and Autonomous Flight Simulation of a Small Unmanned Aerial Vehicle |date=August 2006}}</ref> | |||
* A MOOC on aerodynamics made by the French School '''Supaéro''' uses FlightGear.<ref>{{Cite web | url=https://www.france-universite-numerique-mooc.fr/courses/isaesupaero/25001/Trimestre_4_2014/about | title=Aerodynamics MOOC using FlightGear|date=February 2015}}</ref> | |||
* '''Durham University''' in England has been using FlightGear as a test bed for developing fault detection and self-healing systems in aircraft.<ref>{{cite web|url = http://dro.dur.ac.uk/17084/1/17084.pdf|title = FlightGear as a tool for real time fault-injection, detection and self-repair|author = Alan Purvis|coauthors = Ben Morris; Richard McWilliam|date = 2015|publisher = Durham Research Online|format = PDF}}</ref> | |||
* '''Cranfield Univeristy''' in the United Kingdom used FlightGear to visualize an airport environment which was then overlayed by a guidance system on a HUD. [[TerraGear]] and [[TerraGear GUI]] to generate the scenery.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/20338967.pdf |title=Aircraft head-up display surface guidance system |author=Jinxin Gu |date=November 2013}}</ref> | |||
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* The '''University of Michigan''' used FlightGear to validate PID autopilot for unmanned aerial vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~duncanlm/Miller_Duncan_AIAA_RegionIII_2011_Autolab.pdf | title=Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory for Sense and Avoid Research and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |author=Duncan Miller |date=2011 |format=pdf}}</ref> | * The '''University of Michigan''' used FlightGear to validate PID autopilot for unmanned aerial vehicles.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www-personal.umich.edu/~duncanlm/Miller_Duncan_AIAA_RegionIII_2011_Autolab.pdf | title=Autonomous Vehicle Laboratory for Sense and Avoid Research and Hardware-in-the-Loop Simulations |publisher=American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics |author=Duncan Miller |date=2011 |format=pdf}}</ref> | ||
* FlightGear was used by the '''University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies''' to simulate [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|their first ornithopter]] (engine powered).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ornithopter.net/MediaGallery/flightgear_e.html |title=Flying the Ornithopter in FlightGear Flight Simulator |author=Project Ornithopter |date=2006 |format=html }}</ref> In 2010 the team made aviation history when their second ornithopter became the first human-powered ornithopter to make a sustained flight.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.utoronto.ca/media-releases/new-media-technology/human-powered-ornithopter-becomes-first-ever-to-achieve-sustained-flight/ |title=Human-powered ornithopter becomes first ever to achieve sustained flight |publisher=University of Toronto |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> | * FlightGear was used by the '''University of Toronto Institute for Aerospace Studies''' to simulate [[UTIAS Ornithopter No.1|their first ornithopter]] (engine powered).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.ornithopter.net/MediaGallery/flightgear_e.html |title=Flying the Ornithopter in FlightGear Flight Simulator |author=Project Ornithopter |date=2006 |format=html }}</ref> In 2010 the team made aviation history when their second ornithopter became the first human-powered ornithopter to make a sustained flight.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://media.utoronto.ca/media-releases/new-media-technology/human-powered-ornithopter-becomes-first-ever-to-achieve-sustained-flight/ |title=Human-powered ornithopter becomes first ever to achieve sustained flight |publisher=University of Toronto |date=22 September 2010 }}</ref> | ||
* '''Purdue University''', Indiana visualized scenarios involving cyber attacks in FlightGear to demonstrate the vulnerabilities of current UAV autopilot systems.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.syprisresearch.com/Images/secure-control-systems/AIAA-Infotech_Threats-and-Vulnerabilities-Analysis.pdf |title=Cyber Attack Vulnerabilities Analysis for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles}}</ref> | |||
* A thesis at the '''University of Arizona''' involved using FlightGear to enhance the ArduPilot autopilot of an UAV to detect and capitalize upon rising air.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://arizona.openrepository.com/arizona/handle/10150/297776 |title=Thermal Energy Extraction Methods for UAV Gliders |author=Umashankar, Rohit |date=30 April 2013 }}</ref> | |||
=== South-America === | === South-America === | ||
* The '''Aeronautical Engineering University''' of Argentina uses FlightGear to display the outside view of their simulator. Pictures can be seen at http://gsdv.com.ar/fotos/20110528/index.html. | * The '''Aeronautical Engineering University''' of Argentina uses FlightGear to display the outside view of their simulator. Pictures can be seen at http://gsdv.com.ar/fotos/20110528/index.html. | ||
* Brazilian '''Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais''' compared Microsoft Flight Simulator X to FlightGear for use in an UAV simulation. The authors concluded that, although the two sims were considerably close to each other, FlightGear is the better option for research, due to its flexible and open character and the higher frequency at which the simulation could run (independent of the visual frame rate).<ref>{{cite web |url=http://homepages.dcc.ufmg.br/~chaimo/public/SBAI09-cantoni.pdf |title=Analise Comparativa Entre Microsoft Flight Simulator E Flightgear Flight Simulator Em Testes Hardware-In-The-Loop }}</ref> | |||
== Home built applications == | == Home built applications == | ||