Simulation of a TaxiBot operation for first person training
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Inclou dades d'ús des de 2022
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Correu electrònic de l'autorgabrielfont97gmail.com
Tipus de documentTreball Final de Grau
Data2021-09-09
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Abstract
The TaxiBot is a semi-robotic electric vehicle capable of towing aircraft from the boarding gate at the terminal to a runway holding position. The TaxiBot is controlled by the pilot using the regular tiller for nose wheel steering, rudder pedals and brakes within the cockpit. This is one of multiple solutions to reduce fuel consumption on ground operations. This project focuses on the development of a piece of software that simulates the use of a TaxiBot to perform a taxi procedure on a recreated airport. The purpose of the experience is to practice the operation in a risk-free virtual environment. The TaxiBot is relatively new in aviation and it is not featured in any openly available flight simulation software today. The design phase of the experience entails several important decisions. The reasoning and criteria behind these decisions and the requirements or optional tasks that are derived as a consequence are all valuable information. Along this document, a description of the process that was followed in order to develop the experience, from creating or acquiring assets to scripting the forces that move the simulated vehicles and creating the evaluation systems, is presented. The same virtual environment could be expanded to provide different experiences, test new vehicles or procedures (as is the case of the TaxiBot) without needing to make another fresh start. To validate the experience, several users with different expertise levels on the subject tested the application and provided feedback to evaluate different key points like their engagement, what knowledge was gained following the training session and which aspects they would like to see improved. The experience was well received in the validation session. However, a door remains open to keep researching the subject as a more systematic validation method could provide numerical data on the effectiveness of similar experiences. Additionally, a few proposed functionalities that were not carried out or newer suggestions could be implemented at a later stage to expand on the ideas and developments accomplished in this project.
TitulacióGRAU EN ENGINYERIA DE SISTEMES AEROESPACIALS/GRAU EN ENGINYERIA DE SISTEMES DE TELECOMUNICACIÓ (Pla 2015)
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