Hoh Aeronautics Inc Research Update David G Mitchell
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Hoh Aeronautics, Inc. Research Update David G. Mitchell Technical Director 310 -325 -7280 dmitchell@hoh-aero. com AC&GS Committee Meeting Salt Lake City, Utah March 2005 1
Initial Development of an Aeronautical Design Standard for Verification and Validation of Military Helicopter Simulators • • • Subcontract to Advanced Rotorcraft Technology Sponsored by US Army RDEC, Huntsville (Kris Strope) Assemble draft ADS by the end of 2005 – – – Emphasize frequency-domain matching Specify matches for math model, visual, motion, feel system Define requirements for proof of match report • Identify follow-on testing – Replicate Army UH-60 flight tests on ART simulator – Possibly replicate Navy SH-60 testing on Navy simulator – Replicate simulator studies on Canadian NAE helicopter? AED – AFDD – ART – HAI – NAVAIR 2
Pilot Behavioral Modeling for Flight Operations Near Ships • • Subcontract to Robert Heffley Engineering Phase II SBIR from NAVAIR Pax River (Susan Polsky) Other subcontractors are Simon Bourne and Ron Hess Develop Task-Pilot-Vehicle (TPV) models for shipboard launch and recovery – Fixed-wing airplane, helicopter, tiltrotor – Eventually evaluate TPV in different ship airwake models • HAI is assisting with task development 3
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Helicopter Stabilization and Autopilot System • Heli. SAS flying on company Robinson R 44 • Two-axis autopilot with GPS/ILS Navigation • FAA certification in process 7
Other Recent and Ongoing Work • Fixed-Wing Airplanes: – HUD flight director support for BAE Systems – Flight director support for Fed. Ex – S&C support for Toyota Advanced Aircraft Co. • V/STOLs and Rotorcraft: – V-22 work for NAVAIR • Flying qualities and flight controls assessment • Flight director testing – Helicopter flying qualities work for Army AFDD • Control law upgrade for CH-47 • Flight test guide for ADS-33 8
