NASA Will Test Air Taxi Experience Using Virtual Aviation Simulator

NASA will simulate the use of air taxis (photo: dock. NASA)

JAKARTA Before operating air taxis, NASA must perform a simple test using a dedicated virtual reality flight simulator. This simulator will be a study related to user convenience. During testing, researchers will observe user travel while using air taxis and collect the data needed by the designers. This data will be used in making comfortable aircraft. Wayne Ringelberg, pilot tester at NASA's Armstrong Aviation Research Center, has tried the simulator that has been prepared. Ringelberg assisted technicians in making adjustments before the first test was held. "This project utilizes our test and research flight crews who have the experience of vertically lifting to validate the safety and accuracy of the laboratory as preparation for evaluation of test subjects," Ringelberg said.

The pilot added that experiments using flight simulators will help the air mobility community as a whole. The reason is, NASA will get information about movements that can be done within the plane. Based on the simulation process that Ringelberg has done, test participants will use virtual reality headsets (VRs) and headphones. They will be directed to take off from artificial vertiports. During flight, participants will feel the realism and consistency of interesting visualization as well as supporting motion and audio. The plan, testing using this simulator will be carried out over the next four years.