JP2010117656A - Simulation device - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a simulation device with which an operator's skill level is efficiently raised at low cost. <P>SOLUTION: Various data needed for simulation is beforehand stored in a recording medium 9, and part of functions of an information processor beforehand mounted on a rotorcraft is used for performing simulation training on the rotorcraft. That is, the functions of a training display part 5, a training control part 6, a training determination part 7, and a reproduction control part 8 are installed as software in the information processor as hardware including display parts 1, 2 and operation parts 3, 4 to enable use as the simulation device. In particular, a training mode and a non-training mode are set to the information processor. By switching to the training mode at exiting or homing, the simulator training is performed using the time until arriving at a target sea area (or until returning to a base). <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a simulation apparatus that can be applied to, for example, an information processing apparatus mounted on a rotary wing aircraft.

  For example, as disclosed in Patent Document 1, there is known a simulator for supporting improvement of the ability of an operator corresponding to a threat. In recent years, equipment for detecting obstacles or submarines floating on the sea surface by lowering sonar from a rotary wing aircraft has been developed.

The operation of this type of equipment greatly depends on the proficiency level of an operator (hereinafter referred to as an operator). However, since this type of rotary wing aircraft can only be deployed in a few units at most, it is impractical from the standpoint of cost to separately provide dedicated training equipment for this purpose. There is a need to provide training equipment that can efficiently improve the proficiency of operators at low cost.
JP-T-4-502359

As described above, for example, a rotorcraft operated in a special form for detecting a sea surface or an underwater target is difficult to sufficiently train an operator due to a limited number of deployments.
This invention is made | formed by the said situation, The objective is to provide the simulation apparatus which can raise an operator's proficiency level efficiently at low cost.

  In order to achieve the above object, according to one aspect of the present invention, there is provided a simulation apparatus using an information processing apparatus mounted on a rotary wing aircraft and used during operation of the rotary wing aircraft, the operation of the information processing apparatus Means for designating a mode as one of a training mode and a non-training mode during operation of the rotorcraft, a recording medium recording simulation data required for simulation training, and the simulation data in the training mode Read out from the recording medium, display control means for generating image data for the simulation training from the simulation data, display means for displaying the image data, and a user interface for accepting an operator operation on the image data Means and said Simulation device is provided which is characterized by comprising determination means for determining accurately the degree of the operator operating the results of comparison between the operation content of Operator and the simulation data.

  By taking such a means, the information processing apparatus mounted on the rotary wing aircraft is also used for performing the simulation. That is, according to the above configuration, the training mode can be designated for the information processing apparatus, and in this training mode, the information processing apparatus is operated as a simulator.

  In this way, by using the information processing apparatus also as a simulator, it is possible to realize operation training in a simulated environment on a rotorcraft. Therefore, by carrying out simulations when entering the target sea area and returning to the base, time can be used effectively, and it is not necessary to prepare a separate training system on the ground. Therefore, a great merit can be obtained particularly in terms of cost.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to provide a simulation apparatus that can efficiently increase the proficiency level of an operator at a low cost.

  FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing an embodiment of a simulation apparatus according to the present invention. This device is mounted on a rotary wing aircraft, and a simulation training is realized by utilizing a part of the functions of an information processing device provided in the rotary wing aircraft. This embodiment assumes training to search the sea and remove floating threat objects. The apparatus includes display units 1 and 2, operation units 3 and 4, a training display unit 5, a training control unit 6, a training determination unit 7, a reproduction control unit 8, and a recording medium 9.

  In FIG. 1, when a system activation operation is performed in the operation units 3 and 4 as user interfaces, the training control unit 6 gives an instruction to the reproduction control unit 8 according to the operation content. The activation operation includes mode designation of the information processing apparatus. In this embodiment, it is assumed that the information processing apparatus has two operation modes, one is a non-training mode as a normal operation mode, and the other is a training mode for performing simulation training.

  For example, when it is requested to start simulation training of the floating object detection operation via the operation units 3 and 4, the training control unit 6 gives a notification to that effect to the regeneration control unit 8. Then, the reproduction control unit 8 reads out the detection information acquired in the past maritime search training (or non-training) from the recording medium 9. Further, when a target classification and identification operation simulation is requested via the operation units 3 and 4, the training control unit 6 gives this to the reproduction control unit 8. Then, the reproduction control unit 8 reads out the classification and identification information generated in the past from the recording medium 9.

  The recording medium 9 stores sensor signals, which are radar information acquired in the past, and reference operation data, which is an exemplary operation, for each simulation training. That is, the recording medium 9 is a database in which various data necessary for simulation training are recorded in advance. The reproduction control unit 8 reads out these data, and provides the detection information, classification information, identification information, and reference operation data to the training determination unit 7. The sensor signal is given to the training display unit 5.

  The training control unit 6 gives various instructions to the training display unit 5 and the training determination unit 7 according to the content of the training. That is, the training control unit 6 gives the training determination unit 7 a training determination instruction, guidance display instruction, detection information, classification, and identification information. In response to this, the training determination unit 7 gives a training determination result and a guidance display instruction to the training display unit 5.

  The training control unit 6 gives a training display instruction, detection information, classification, and an identification operation instruction to the training display unit 5. The training display unit 5 processes the acquired data to generate image data, and displays the image data on the display units 1 and 2. For example, the display unit 1 displays a sensor video, a frame, a character display, a guidance display, and a training determination result. The display unit 2 displays a snapshot, a frame, a character display, a guidance display, and a training determination result.

  In the above configuration, the operator designates the training mode in the operation units 3 and 4 and instructs the training control unit 6 to perform the starting operation in this mode. Upon receiving this instruction, the training control unit 6 gives an instruction to the reproduction control unit 8 immediately. In response to this, the reproduction control unit 8 reads out and reproduces sensor signals, detection, classification, and identification information (known information) stored in advance from the recording medium 9. The sensor signal stored in the recording medium 9 can use either data acquired in advance operation or data created for training.

  The training control unit 6 performs sensor operation simulation. Thereby, it is possible to train the sensor control operation without actually operating the sensor. Sensor signals and graphic displays (frames, ruled lines, characters, etc.) are integrated in the training display unit 5 and then displayed on the display units 1 and 2. The operator performs a detection operation with the operation units 3 and 4 while viewing the display on the display units 1 and 2.

  An image (snapshot) cut out by the detection operation is displayed on the display unit 2. The operator uses the operation units 3 and 4 to perform classification and identification operations. The accuracy with respect to this operation is determined by the training determination unit 7 by comparison with the reference operation stored in the recording medium 9. The result is displayed on the display units 1 and 2 in the form of a score, for example. Furthermore, an operation guidance is created from the reference operation in accordance with an operator instruction. This guidance is displayed on the display units 1 and 2 in the form of a guidance message or the like. Furthermore, the results of detection, classification, and identification at the time of training are compared with the reproduced detection information, and the individual accuracy of detection, classification, and identification operation is determined based on the result. The result is also displayed on the display units 1 and 2 as a training result.

  As described above, in this embodiment, various data necessary for the simulation are stored in the recording medium 9 in advance, and the rotary wing aircraft that detects the sea surface and the underwater target is detected. A part of the functions of the information processing device installed in advance is used to conduct simulation training on the machine. That is, the functions of the training display unit 5, the training control unit 6, the training determination unit 7, and the reproduction control unit 8 are installed as software in an information processing apparatus as hardware including the display units 1 and 2 and the operation units 3 and 4. By doing so, it can also be used as a simulator device. In particular, by setting the training mode and non-training mode in the information processing device, and switching to the training mode at the time of advance or return, use the time to reach the target sea area (or return to the base) Simulator training can be performed.

  In the simulation, the accuracy of the operation of the operator can be evaluated by comparing the past sensor data, detection, class identification data, reference operation data, and actual operation data recorded in advance. In addition, it is also possible to conduct a review of planned actions to be taken in the target sea area, especially when entering the target sea area. Such an operation mode is effective as a warm-up for the operator. In addition, guidance information can be created from reference operation data, and training according to the guidance information can be performed, so that the level of proficiency of the operator can be increased in a short period of time.

  In addition, if the past data is reproduced in the simulation, it is not necessary to drop the sonar into the sea each time. When using sonar in the field, fuel consumption is intense, and creating such a situation in training involves costs, but according to this embodiment, such concerns can be eliminated. In addition, if the time during which the aircraft is flying is devoted to simulation training, the burden on the ground equipment (power supply, etc.) may be reduced compared to the same training when the aircraft is moored in the hangar. it can. Furthermore, it is possible to eliminate the need to separately provide training equipment on the ground, which has a great cost advantage and can affect an apparatus having a high operator support effect.

Therefore, it is possible to provide a simulation apparatus that can efficiently increase the proficiency level of the operator at a low cost.
In addition, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, In an implementation stage, a component can be deform | transformed and embodied in the range which does not deviate from the summary. In addition, various inventions can be formed by appropriately combining a plurality of components disclosed in the embodiment. For example, some components may be deleted from all the components shown in the embodiment.

The functional block diagram which shows embodiment of the simulation apparatus concerning this invention.

Explanation of symbols

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1, 2 ... Display part, 3, 4 ... Operation part, 5 ... Training display part, 6 ... Training control part, 7 ... Training determination part, 8 ... Reproduction control part, 9 ... Recording medium

Claims (2)

A simulation device using an information processing device mounted on a rotary wing aircraft and used during operation of the rotary wing aircraft,
Means for designating an operation mode of the information processing apparatus as one of a training mode and a non-training mode during operation of the rotorcraft;
A recording medium on which simulation data necessary for simulation training is recorded;
Reading means for reading the simulation data from the recording medium in the training mode;
Display control means for generating image data for the simulation training from the simulation data;
Display means for displaying the image data;
User interface means for accepting an operator operation on the image data;
A simulation apparatus comprising: a determination unit that determines an accuracy of the operator operation based on a result of comparison between the operation content of the operator and the simulation data. The recording medium records reference operation data obtained by converting the reference operation in the simulation training into data,
Furthermore, comprising a means for generating a guidance message related to the simulation training from the reference operation data,
The simulation apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display control unit displays the guidance message on the display unit.

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