Sight, Sound & Motion has provided CSUN the use of their flight simulator, FltMaster, for use in our Mission Manager project.
FltMaster is not just another flight simulator. It is a complete flight simulation and visualization system. It is extremely versatile and configurable which makes it ideal for this project. FltMaster allows complete control over almost every parameter of the vehicle. This makes it easy to match the simulation and visualization characteristics to any real-life UAV.
For control input, other flight simulators use a joystick. FltMaster can also use a joystick,
but it also allows external control. This is what makes it ideal for
the Mission Manager project. FltMaster provides the vehicle simulation which Mission Manager needs
for testing and it takes commands (control surface position, engine power, etc.) from Mission Manager.
We could use a real air vehicle to check out the Mission Manager software but, just in case there is a bug, testing could get very
expensive. FltMaster allows us to fully check-out Mission Manager software without the high cost
of repeatedly replacing the vehicles in the unlikely event of crashes.
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