UK's First Mobile eVTOL Flight Simulator Unveiled by Myriad

Aerospace human factors consultants Myriad has revealed the UK’s first fully mobile eVTOL flight simulator. The VRM-2 uses both Virtual Reality and Motion technology to provide a flexible, modular platform for customer demonstrations and R&D, with future potential uses in pilot training. Dr Mike Bromfield, director at Myriad said, “Having a mobile flight simulator capable of recreating flight in a fully immersive visual environment with realistic motion cues creates an incredibly realistic environment for research, development and testing. “It gives the capability to rapidly develop and test controls, displays and supporting systems by enabling key design changes to be made early in the design process, reducing costs. “ The VRM-2 uses the real aircraft’s fly-by-wire system to integrate the physical controls and virtual displays within a 360-degree visual cockpit environment created from the original CAD drawings. Motion onset cues provided by the electric actuators and vibration cues provided by integral seat shakers enhance simulator fidelity. Michael Thompson, CEO of Skyfly, which makes the Axe personal eVTOL and jointly developed the VRM-2 with Myriad said, “Access to a mobile simulator capable of accurately and realistically recreating the flight profiles of our aircraft is a major benefit for us. Using our Veronte 4x-based hardware-in-the-loop system, we can train customers in a real-world environment using real aircraft hardware. “The pilot and instructor know that the response in the simulator, thanks to our validation against the full-scale aircraft, the simulator will be as close as possible to real life. This is a very powerful tool to be able to use.”