FLIGHT SIMULATION WITH DYNAMIC AERONAUTICAL CHANNEL MODEL

Abstract

This paper includes the design, modeling and analysis of the aeronautical channel which includes the dynamics of flight simulation. For any given flight path scenario in the cruise state it is well understood that the channel is fitted by a 2 ray model. The dynamics of this model can be generated using the two-ray ground reflection model which is based on the position, velocity, and direction of the aircraft. The dynamic aeronautical channel model includes Doppler shift and delay spread for each path of a channel model. This paper shows how each parameter is created for modelling the dynamic channel. The design of such channel model will help the telemetry community to incorporate channel dynamics in computer simulation to improve the accuracy of flight simulation in the design and pre-test stages. Further, it can provide insight to the selection of modulation, equalization and coding for such channels.