With training of unmanned aerial systems (UAS) ‘pilots’ and operators attracting so much attention in the wake of a wealth of operational experience in Afghanistan, the development of simulators, flight training devices, part task trainers and other training devices for the UAS community continues apace.
ZedaSoft, based in Fort Worth, Texas, has recently been awarded a contract to provide a mission console for Remotely Piloted Aircraft (RPA) for the US Air Force Test Pilot School Avionics Familiarisation Simulator at Edwards Air Force Base in California.
Based on ZedaSoft’s patented Container Based Architecture, the console will provide Test Pilot School students with the ability to observe and learn from the avionics capabilities of UAS/RPA in a ddition to the more traditional manned platforms the simulator already caters for.
Upgrading the simulator will involve provision of a new mission console providing the UAS/RPA sensor operator with up to date infra red visuals slaved to the platform’s onboard sensors and controls (as per the IR image below).
ZedaSoft is using MetaVR’s Virtual Reality Scene Generator (VRSG) to simulate IR sensor and synthetic aperture radar systems in providing this capability to the school.
Tim Mahon