1. Mid – Semester Presentation Senior Design February 18, 2010

2. Rebecca Owens– Team Leader Computer Engineering Amol Patel Electrical Engineer Candace Allgood Computer Engineering Ebi Izonfuo Electrical Engineer Dr. JW Bruce Academic Advisor Sponsor

3.  Problem  Solution  System Overview  Constraints  Alternatives  Progress  Timeline

4.  John McGinley of CAVS requires the use of a flight simulator for research purposes.

5.  Use Microsoft Flight Simulator and the current hardware of the cockpit to create a functioning simulator

6. Gauges Switches Yoke Throttle Rudder Pedals

7. Scenery Gauges

8. Simulation PC Scenery DisplayGauge Display Microprocessor Yoke Throttle, Flaps Rudder Pedals Switches Gauges

9.  Technical Constraints  Practical Constraints

12.  Budget: $1500  Needed Items: MFS / FSUIPC Yoke Servo / Stepping Motors PCB Manufacturing Assorted Electrical Components  Competitor’s Price: ~$37,000

13.  End Users: Researchers and Pilots  Knowledge of End Users  Reliable Hardware  Reliable Software and Data Communication [3]

14.  Microprocessor  Data Transmission

15. 1824 Speed Previous Experience32 Ease of Use

16. CANSerialEthernetI2C Does not require extra routing or arbitration hardware Robust in noisy environments Easily interfaced with PC Allows a relatively large amount of clients to be connected

20.  [1] A Brief History of Aircraft Flight Simulation, [Online] Available: http://homepage.ntlworld.com/bleep/SimHist1.html.  [2] Flight Simulator History, [Online] Available: http://fshistory.simflight.com/fsh/index.htm  [3] Glossary, [Online] Available: http://www.dynamicflight.com/avcfibook/glossary/  [4] TRC Simulators Professional Flight Simulators, [Online] Available: http://www.therealcockpit.com.  [5] Flyit Simulators, [Online] Available: http://www.flyit.com