Project Presentation
HEP is a multiplatform «Enemy/Friendly Helicopter » simulator that has been developed for the Flight Test Centre (CEV) in Istres.
Customer Requirements
The CEV is the state organisation in charge of the capacitation of all civil or military aircraft in service on the French territory.
The HEP simulator is for:
- The implementation of tactical scenarios,
- Training test engineers,
- The operational validation of intra-patrol or inter-patrol plane communication,
- IHS ergonomic research for new standards
Main Features
The HEP enables several helicopters (TIGRE, GAZELLE and PUMA) to be simulated via a generic cab, a cockpit and a control panel with tactile LCD screens. The pilot and co-pilot commands are reproduced and the azimuthal control is coupled to a force-feedback system.
Two virtual reality helmets coupled to position captors enable the pilots and co-pilots to simulate the visual methods IR, NVG or spotting scopes.
The visual uses a real 3D database covering 26 square degrees.
Special Features
The main advantages of the HEP are:
- Its reconfiguration capacity: the HEP can simulate 3 carriers and their instruments, controls and SNA.
- Its interoperability: the HEP has its own tactical environment server that communicates with other tactical environments or simulators by means of DIS and/or HLA.