THOMSON TRAINING & Simulation has delivered its first Dauphin SA.365 naval mission simulator, to an unspecified Middle East customer.
Assembled at its new integration hall at Cergy-Pontoise, near Paris, the simulator is equipped with a six-degrees-of-freedom motion base, and is based around the new Space visual system developed by Thomson. Thomson-developed Phebus 4 projectors provide a textured, four-channel, 60° vertical x 200° horizontal field-of-view.
The Dauphin simulator, which follows a Super Puma delivered to the same customer, can be configured either for search-and-rescue missions, or for the anti-submarine role. Other features include radar simulation, winch operation, adverse weather, and representation of wreckage. Target tracking, shipboard landings, and torpedo and missile firings can also be carried out.
A range of sea states, are available, along with magnetic storms and sandstorms. The motion base is also equipped with a rotor- vibration feature to simulate an out-of-balance rotor.
Up to 268 malfunctions can be generated via a two-display touch-screen instructor station. The touch-screen feature enables real-time inputs to be provided, changing the tactical environment. Up to ten target vehicles, can be moved either automatically or with a joystick.
Thomson-CSF has developed a new mid-range image generator, called Space Magic. The system provides the software for transforming a graphics workstation into a real-time image generator with all of the features of the existing Space system.
Source: Flight International
