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** MPI CyberMotion Simulator <ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.cyberneum.de/de/labore-forschung/cmslab.html |title=Der MPI-CyberMotion-Simulator}}</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> | * 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> | |||
=== ARINC === | === ARINC === | ||
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== Universities == | == Universities == | ||
=== Africa === | === Africa === | ||
* The ''' | * 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:// | * 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> | * 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> | * 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 === | ||
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* '''Delft University of Technology''', the Netherlands | * '''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 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. | ** 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> | ||
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* '''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> | * '''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> | * 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> | |||
=== North-America === | === North-America === | ||