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A method for determining and reducing transport delays in the flight simulation environment

Abstract

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This report will describe the process of transport delay measurement along several points in the signal path for piloted flight simulators. Measurements were made in both the frequency and time domain. A new method for collecting data from video transitions was designed and tested. The accuracy and ease of use of the new method was compared to the previous data collection method. The transport delays for individual pieces of equipment were determined as well as the delays associated with the computational flow of two vehicle math models. Hardware and software was then modified to significantly improve the overall transport delay characteristics of the simulation.

Degree

thesis:*
Name thesis:degree_name
Master of Science
Level thesis:degree_level
masters
Discipline thesis:degree_discipline
Electrical Engineering
Department dc:contributor.department
Electrical Engineering
Grantor dc:publisher
Virginia Tech
Year dc:date.issued
1991

Author and committee

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Author dc:creator
  • Smith, R. Marshall

Rights

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Statement dc:rights
  • In Copyright
Language dc:language.iso
en

Identifiers

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Dc Identifier Other
etd-10242009-020229
OAI identifier oai:identifier
oai:vtechworks.lib.vt.edu:10919/45302

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Smith, R. Marshall. A method for determining and reducing transport delays in the flight simulation environment. masters thesis, Virginia Tech, 1991. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/45302