title: Development of a virtual flight simulator.
abstract: We present the development of a flight simulator that allows the user to interact in a created environment by means of virtual reality devices. This environment simulates the sight of a pilot in an airplane cockpit. The environment is projected in a helmet visor and allows the pilot to see inside as well as outside the cockpit. The movement of the airplane is independent of the movement of the pilot's head, which means that the airplane might travel in one direction while the pilot is looking at a 30 degrees angle with respect to the traveled direction. In this environment, the pilot will be able to take off, fly, and land the airplane. So far, the objects in the environment are geometrical figures. This is an ongoing project, and only partial results are available now.
authors.affiliation: Centro Técnico Aeroespacial, Instituto de Estudos Avançados, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, Brazil. rkuntz@uol.com.br
authors.forename: Rodrigo
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kuntz Rangel
authors.forename: Lamartine N F
authors.initials: LN
authors.lastname: Guimarães
authors.forename: Francisco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Assis Correa
mesh_terms: D005246:Feedback; D006801:Humans; D013026:Space Flight; D014584:User-Computer Interface