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FLIGHT SIMULATORS
Ames Research Center
Moffett Field, California

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Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS) - NASA/Ames Research Center

 

Design, construction management, and assistance with startup and acceptance testing for two major simulator projects: Six-Degree-of-Freedom Flight Simulator (S.01 Simulator) and Vertical Motion Simulator (VMS). Scope included drive and building power, dc drives, ac drives, hydraulic drives, failsafe hardwired safety systems, and feedback control systems.

Investigative study of replacement drive systems and replacement digital control systems for facility-wide upgrades, Developed a facility master plan, including a facility-wide electrical/electronic evaluation, recommendations, and design of upgrades. Continuing maintenance and troubleshooting on VMS resulting in the design and replacement of the obsolete annunciator with a sequence-of-events recorder and the obsolete Mode Control Unit with a high-speed programmable digital system.

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