Screen Based Emulators
Pennant produces PC screen based emulations of complex equipments or processes with accurate mathematical modelling of performance. Such systems typically allow free play fault-finding against a wide range of simulated fault conditions. The accurate system modelling adds another dimension to the training in that a fault in one subsystem or component is accurately reflected in other subsystems and in the overall behaviour of the target equipment or process. Pennant has produced such advanced systems in support of the BAE SYSTEMS Hawk aircraft for Indonesia, Australia, and South Africa and AgustaWestland.
Pennant's Virtual Aircraft Training System (VATS) was developed for BAE SYSTEMS for the Australian Hawk training programme. VATS allows maintenance engineers to put into practice what they have learnt on a fully interactive ‘virtual aircraft'. The VATS emulation is of the complete aircraft and its systems including individual LRUs, connectors and wires. Maintenance engineers work in free-play mode using the aircraft manuals to practice all normal maintenance and fault-finding tasks to 1st line level. They can enter the cockpit, apply power, start the aircraft engine and run all systems. Open equipment access panels, test and replace equipment. The aircraft responds in real-time emulating the actual aircraft and includes all ground support equipment, tools and test equipment.
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Aircrew gain familiarisation with the aircraft systems, and cockpit displays, controls and weapons systems.
Avionics Electrical System Emulator (AESE) is an intuitive means of acquainting maintainers with the layout, functional operation, and maintenance activities associated with generic rotary winged aircraft avionic and electrical systems through self-paced practical exercises. Developed for Agusta-Westland AESE comprises a PC based application that presents a graphical representation of the aircraft containing functional and non-functional electrical and avionic components together with associated virtual test equipment. AESE allows the maintainer to:
- Practise the normal operation of the aircraft avionic and electrical systems for ground based activities
- Observe equipment and system malfunctions and perform fault diagnosis and rectification
- Perform calibration and equipment
- Perform functional tests on the active systems
- Locate and identify system components
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