References

HOTAS Interface for Reiser ST

Eurofighter Typhoon HOTAS by Reiser ST
Reiser ST is a leading provider of flight simulation, training and avionics testing systems. Their product range includes the HOTAS (hands on throttle and stick) components for the Eurofighter Typhoon ITD and MST simulators. For display purposes, an interface to the X-Plane flight simulator was needed. As a long-term partner of Stock Flightsystems, Reiser products use the CAN Aerospace bus as interface technology. The choice for my Simulator Communication System, a reliable and proven technology in X-Plane, was natural. My work included the adaption of the layer 5 protocol to the PMC825 specification, and testing using a CAN Flight adapter. The whole setup was displayed at Paris Airshow (Aerosalon Le Bourget) 2011.
This work got SCS the accreditation of the CAN Aviation Alliance.

Canadair Regional Jet Avionics for JRollon Planes

Canadair Regional Jet Simulation
JRollon Planes is a designer of highly detailed X-Plane aircraft. For their latest model, a Canadair Regional Jet (CRJ) 200 they needed a simulation of the Rockwell Collins ProLine Avionics system alongside with the FMS 4200. My solution builds on top of the popular opensource vasFMC library, but using a custom programmed, Qt-based, mulithreaded rendering system, interfacing directly into X-Plane using openGL. Besides the FMS, my work included simulating the basics of electrical, hydraulical and pneumatical systems of the aircraft. The resulting product is the most advanced commercial airliner simulation available for X-Plane today. It is available through X-Aviation.com. NOTE: This product is strictly for recreational purposes only, and is in no way intended or certified for use in flight training.

MAV Simulator for MAVinci.eu

MAVinci.eu sells MAV systems for aerial photography and DEM generation and also offers orthophoto generation with MAVs as a service. Simulation
For improving the navigation capabilities of their MAV autopilots, MAVinci demanded an aerodynamics simulator. My solution was integrating the open source flight simulator JSBSim into their software ecosystem. With the new simulator, MAVinci was able to develop an autopilot for the high-accuracy navigation needed for generating orthophotos from the MAV platform.

Open Airspace for MAVinci.eu

Airspaces
For flight planning they needed an overview of the restricted or prohibited airspaces in the area. I developed a solution using the popular Open Airspace format to assist both flight planning on a Notebook platform and also flight monitoring with an Android app.

CAN Aerospace interfaces for flightpanels.com

Simulation
CAN Aerospace is a high-level protocol for aviation purposes, running on top of standard CAN hardware. The CAN Aerospace bus proved to be the perfect means of communication between real world avionic components and a consumer-level flight simulator. Flightpanels.com sells a variety of CAN Aerospace-enabled instruments, ranging from a simple COM radio panel to full-featured INS systems. I developed an interface to both X-Plane and the popular Microsoft Flight Simulator, allowing them to drive a wide range of hardware components. Learn more about CAN Aerospace at CANAerospace.com.