The Flight Simulation Group is recruiting people who would like to work on projects in the Motion Flight Simulation Lab. If you know nothing about Flight Simulation, that's okay. We'll teach you everything we know and help you along which ever project you choose to undertake. To get a little better understanding of what we have done over the years, visit our Library section. To see who has worked with us and what they worked on, check the Team section. To see who has sponsored us over the years, check out our Sponsors section.

Spring 2009

Terrain collision detection has been implemented into the flight model. A prototype glass cockpit display using interchangeable panels developed by SimAVIO has been tested, integrated, and further developed for use with our sim.

Our senior members have continued conducting information sessions on aircraft ground school and C++ as relates to our flight model every Saturday afternoon in the lab to bring younger members up to speed.

Winter 2009

The force feedback control stick has been ordered and we are looking forward to integrating it into the Sim.

Our senior members have been conducting information sessions on Simulink and Visual Basic as relates to our flight model every Saturday afternoon in the lab to bring younger members up to speed.

Fall 2007

The SWAT Team Ride Quality Video is now available for your viewing pleasure. The SWAT Team, a group of Cal Poly Aerospace students, working as interns for NASA Ames conducted ride quality tests using our Motion Flight Simulator and the Motion Flight Simulation Lab. There results were presented to NASA in the form of a PowerPoint presentation along with the video.

To see the video click here, right click and hit "save target as" if you would like to save the video to your desktop.

We've also updated our Links Page as well as our Projects Pages: Pheagle, Motion Flight Simulator, UAV Helicopter, and Others.

If you would like more information about our Non-Linear Flight Model, and other projects, information can be found here.

Summer 2007

A group of Cal Poly Aerospace Engingeering students working with NASA to develop new STOL technologies have been undergoing ride quality tests using our Motion Flight Simulation Labratory (41-121). Their work should be completed by the end of the Summer, keep an eye out on this page for further updates and Media regarding their Research.

June 2007

Students of the Cal Poly Unmanned Aerial Systems Club launched the IVANNA Project, aimed at taking a picture from 100,000 feet and returning under autonomous rudder-only glider craft to the Projects original launch location.

The glider would reach 100,000 feet via attachment to a weather balloon, a proven method for delivering low weight payloads to high altitudes.

IVANNA made it to 32,522 feet before encountering a premature failure where a combination of events took place. Ultimately the glider detached from the balloon and, likely, due to the high forces of flight the gliders left wing and entire tail section departed the craft. Once entering our failure envelope of 6,000 feet AGL the parachute deployed (indicating our Failure Tracking System was working). We recovered the glider via air-to-ground visual contact. All equipment was saved and is in good working order for our next launch in Fall of 2007.

April 2007

After completing the pilot side visual system we were ready for Cal Poly's annual Open House. We welcomed our guests to fly both our flight simulators on campus and learn about our Group.

Pictures from the event can be found here.